A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 74 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (46 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.0475 West, latitude -24.2008 South, depth = 180.26 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/02/21 / 2021-02-21 00:14:21 / February 21, 2021 @ 12:14 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 00:14:21 / 12:14 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000djsc. Event ids that are associated: us6000djsc. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 180.26 km (112 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 74 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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