A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Tinogasta in Argentina on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:40:46 / 7:40 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000nqfn. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nqfn. Global time and date of event 08/09/24 / 2024-09-08 07:40:46 / September 8, 2024 @ 7:40 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.512 km (76 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.4322 West, latitude -27.8632 South, depth = 122.512 km.
Epicenter of the event was 26 km (16 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arauco, Fiambalá, Tinogasta.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 six 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 25 km NNE of Tinogasta, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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