A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 2458 km E of Tolhuin, Argentina (1527 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us6000a4f0. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a4f0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/06/20 / 2020-06-02 12:48:39 / June 2, 2020 @ 12:48 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -26.9848° West, latitude -60.3649° South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 12:48:39 / 12:48 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 2458 km E of Tolhuin, Argentina.
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