A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 102 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (63 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000cfa4. Event ids that are associated: us7000cfa4. Exact location of event, longitude -66.78 West, latitude -23.3996 South, depth = 214.12 km. The temblor was picked up at 12:18:06 / 12:18 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 214.12 km (133 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/11/20 / 2020-11-15 12:18:06 / November 15, 2020 @ 12:18 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 102 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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