A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Calingasta in Argentina on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -69.2335 West, latitude -31.7224 South, depth = 125.938 km. The temblor was detected at 05:17:13 / 5:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 05:17:13 / March 28, 2025 @ 5:17 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pn9d. Unique identifier: us7000pn9d. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 125.938 km (78 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Caucete, Nueve de Julio, San Martín (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from San Juan (c. 447 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Chimbas (c. 73 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Santa Lucía (c. 43 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Pocito (c. 41 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Caucete (c. 33 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Albardón (c. 20 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 46 km SSE of Calingasta, Argentina.
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