A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 258.218 km (160 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7r5. Id of event: us7000n7r5. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:48:42 / 6:48 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: 18/08/24 / 2024-08-18 06:48:42 / August 18, 2024 @ 6:48 am. Exact location of earthquake, -66.1824° West, -22.7936° South, depth 258.218 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abra Pampa. Event epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 50 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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