A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 281.549 km (175 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.3311° West, -22.9088° South, depth 281.549 km. The temblor was detected at 11:56:10 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q1iy. Id of event: us7000q1iy. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 11:56:10 / May 26, 2025 @ 11:56 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abra Pampa (min 5000 pop).
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 thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 68 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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