A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Andalgalá in Argentina on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 161.408 km (100 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:31:08 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.5744° West, -27.8627° South, depth 161.408 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/10/24 / 2024-10-17 21:31:08 / October 17, 2024 @ 9:31 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nzf3. Unique identifier: us6000nzf3.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arauco, Andalgalá (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Andalgalá (c. 14 100 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 40 km SW of Andalgalá, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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