A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Villa Basilio Nievas in Argentina. Id of earthquake: us7000nq1h. Event ids that are associated: us7000nq1h. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 10:14:24 / 10:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -68.8447° West, latitude -31.4303° South, depth = 114.408 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 114.408 km (71 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/11/24 / 2024-11-05 10:14:24 / November 5, 2024 @ 10:14 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from San Juan (c. 447 000 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Chimbas (c. 73 800 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Santa Lucía (c. 43 600 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Pocito (c. 41 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Caucete (c. 33 600 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Albardón (c. 20 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Caucete, Calingasta, Nueve de Julio.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 16 km NW of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina.
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