A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina. Event id: us6000q4dn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q4dn. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 258.092 km (160 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:34:58 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 258.092 km, -66.3454° West, -22.9163° South. Global time and date of event 06/04/25 / 2025-04-06 11:34:58 / April 6, 2025 @ 11:34 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Abra Pampa. Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 70 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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