A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 71 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (44 miles). Exact location of event, depth 187.296 km, -67.0267° West, -24.2017° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/10/24 / 2024-10-22 19:38:18 / October 22, 2024 @ 7:38 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:38:18 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000nmh9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nmh9. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 187.296 km (116 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 71 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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