A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Colonia Dora in Argentina on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/11/20 / 2020-11-23 03:30:35 / November 23, 2020 @ 3:30 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 576.98 km (359 miles). Exact location of event, depth 576.98 km, -63.2979° West, -28.5255° South. Id of earthquake: us6000crjt. Event ids that are associated: us6000crjt. The temblor was detected at 03:30:35 / 3:30 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 46 km (28 miles) from Añatuya (c. 20 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Suncho Corral (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Suncho Corral, Añatuya (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 35 km WNW of Colonia Dora, Argentina.
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