A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Tinogasta in Argentina. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/06/20 / 2020-06-06 15:31:50 / June 6, 2020 @ 3:31 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 15:31:50 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 125.87 km (78 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000a766. Event ids that are associated: us6000a766. Exact location of event, longitude -67.6189 West, latitude -28.4644 South, depth = 125.87 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Chilecito (c. 42 200 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fiambalá, Arauco, Chilecito (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 44 km S of Tinogasta, Argentina.
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