A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from La Puerta de San José in Argentina. The temblor was reported at 18:37:41 / 6:37 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000npkq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000npkq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 179.226 km (111 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/11/24 / 2024-11-02 18:37:41 / November 2, 2024 @ 6:37 pm. Exact location, longitude -66.7158° West, latitude -27.7709° South, depth = 179.226 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Andalgalá (c. 14 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arauco, Tinogasta, Fiambalá (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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: 38 km SE of La Puerta de San José, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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