A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Andacollo in Argentina on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mt0d. Id of event: us6000mt0d. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:23:45 / 6:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140.068 km (87 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 20/04/24 / 2024-04-20 18:23:45 / April 20, 2024 @ 6:23 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 140.068 km, -71.0798° West, -37.2628° South.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chos Malal (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Chos Malal (c. 11 700 pop).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 37 km WSW of Andacollo, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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