A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Villa Basilio Nievas in Argentina. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.0993 West, latitude -31.6832 South, depth = 110.41 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 110.41 km (69 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:51:17 / 4:51 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000p9n5. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000p9n5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/01/25 / 2025-01-28 16:51:17 / January 28, 2025 @ 4:51 pm.
The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from San Juan (c. 447 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Chimbas (c. 73 800 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Santa Lucía (c. 43 600 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Pocito (c. 41 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Caucete (c. 33 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Albardón (c. 20 400 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Villa Paula de Sarmiento (c. 19 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Caucete, Nueve de Julio, San Martín (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 37 km WSW of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina.
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