A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 06:01:57 / 6:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/07/19 / 2019-07-04 09:01:57 / July 4, 2019 @ 9:01 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 250.81 km (156 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.209 West, latitude -22.5617 South, depth = 250.81 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us700049ui. Unique identifier: us700049ui.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villazón, La Quiaca, Abra Pampa (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 55 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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