A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Salsacate in Argentina. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:58:45 / 12:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/09/24 / 2024-09-24 00:58:45 / September 24, 2024 @ 12:58 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -65.6286° West, -31.363° South, depth 145.195 km. Id of earthquake: us6000ntzv. Event ids that are associated: us6000ntzv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 145.195 km (90 miles).
Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Villa Dolores (c. 28 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Villa de Soto (c. 7 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Mina Clavero (c. 6 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villa de Soto, Villa Dolores, Mina Clavero.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 51 km W of Salsacate, Argentina.
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