A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 70 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (43 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.9871° West, -24.0439° South, depth 177.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 177.8 km (110 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/10/24 / 2024-10-23 17:49:33 / October 23, 2024 @ 5:49 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 17:49:33 / 5:49 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000nmpt. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nmpt.
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 sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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