A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from La Puerta de San José 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 02:54:59 / 2:54 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 15/09/24 / 2024-09-15 02:54:59 / September 15, 2024 @ 2:54 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 141.194 km, -67.2098° West, -27.3943° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 141.194 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ndvy. Id of event: us7000ndvy.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Andalgalá, Tinogasta, Fiambalá. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Andalgalá (c. 14 100 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: 25 km NW of La Puerta de San José, Argentina.
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