A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from 28 de Noviembre in Argentina on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -71.9507° West, -51.476° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pzsu. Unique identifier: us7000pzsu. The temblor was picked up at 06:11:39 / 6:11 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/05/25 / 2025-05-17 06:11:39 / May 17, 2025 @ 6:11 am.
Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puerto Natales, Yacimiento Río Turbio, Río Turbio (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Puerto Natales (c. 20 000 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Yacimiento Río Turbio (c. 6 700 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Río Turbio (c. 6 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 21 km ENE of 28 de Noviembre, Argentina.
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