A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 105 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina (65 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 280.21 km (174 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:42:56 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.7271 West, latitude -22.7557 South, depth = 280.21 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/16 / 2016-11-11 23:42:56 / November 11, 2016 @ 11:42 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007718. Id of event: us10007718.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 105 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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