A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Fiambalá in Argentina. The temblor was reported at 07:52:08 / 7:52 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 07:52:08 / May 25, 2024 @ 7:52 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -67.8086° West, latitude -27.6599° South, depth = 140.604 km. Event id: us6000n0x6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0x6. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 140.604 km (87 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tinogasta, Fiambalá (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 have been detected nearby.
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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: 18 km W of Fiambalá, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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