A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 62 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (39 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 227.805 km (142 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 02:42:53 / 2:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/05/24 / 2024-05-27 02:42:53 / May 27, 2024 @ 2:42 am. Event id: us6000n16x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n16x. Exact location, longitude -66.8975° West, latitude -24.028° South, depth = 227.805 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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 respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 62 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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