A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 111 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (69 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -67.0398 West, latitude -23.4571 South, depth = 253.429 km. The temblor was reported at 03:47:32 / 3:47 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000nghc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nghc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/09/24 / 2024-09-26 03:47:32 / September 26, 2024 @ 3:47 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 253.429 km (157 miles).
Each 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 four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 111 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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