A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (47 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude -67.0739° West, latitude -24.2487° South, depth = 183.41 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/09/19 / 2019-09-02 08:12:14 / September 2, 2019 @ 8:12 am. The temblor was reported at 05:12:14 / 5:12 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 183.41 km (114 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us70005b5f. Event ids that are associated: us70005b5f.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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