A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 78 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (48 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n86e. Id of event: us7000n86e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.0563 West, latitude -24.0135 South, depth = 195.598 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:26:01 / 11:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/08/24 / 2024-08-20 11:26:01 / August 20, 2024 @ 11:26 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 195.598 km (122 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-two 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: 78 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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