A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Londres in Argentina. The temblor was reported at 17:28:36 / 5:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000nzae. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nzae. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/12/24 / 2024-12-16 17:28:36 / December 16, 2024 @ 5:28 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 171.352 km (106 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -66.6752 West, latitude -27.9457 South, depth = 171.352 km.
Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tinogasta, Arauco, Andalgalá. Event epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Andalgalá (c. 14 100 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 51 km ESE of Londres, Argentina.
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