A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Tinogasta in Argentina. Exact location of event, longitude -67.3601 West, latitude -27.941 South, depth = 230.748 km. Unique identifier: us6000pi4f. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pi4f. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 230.748 km (143 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:46:24 / 6:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 06:46:24 / January 6, 2025 @ 6:46 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arauco, Fiambalá, Tinogasta (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 24 km NE of Tinogasta, Argentina.
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