A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Suncho Corral in Argentina on Friday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:02:19 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/02/21 / 2021-02-26 03:02:19 / February 26, 2021 @ 3:02 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000ddse. Unique identifier: us7000ddse. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 570.26 km (354 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -63.4167° West, -27.5897° South, depth 570.26 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Event epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Santiago del Estero (c. 354 700 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Clodomira (c. 9 000 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Suncho Corral (c. 6 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Beltrán (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santiago del Estero, Clodomira, Beltrán.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 38 km N of Suncho Corral, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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