A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 13:55:35 / 1:55 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 11/11/18 / 2018-11-11 16:55:35 / November 11, 2018 @ 4:55 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 225.81 km (140 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000hqlg. Event ids that are associated: us1000hqlg. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.4496 West, latitude -22.9712 South, depth = 225.81 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abra Pampa. Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 82 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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