A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (68 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000p0r5. Unique identifier: us7000p0r5. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/24 / 2024-12-22 12:53:26 / December 22, 2024 @ 12:53 pm. Exact location of event, depth 206.094 km, -67.3978° West, -24.2228° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 206.094 km (128 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:53:26 / 12:53 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 109 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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