A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from El Aguilar in Argentina. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.1365 West, latitude -22.9908 South, depth = 256.247 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/06/25 / 2025-06-16 09:07:25 / June 16, 2025 @ 9:07 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 256.247 km (159 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 09:07:25 / 9:07 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000qkjx. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qkjx.
The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Humahuaca (c. 11 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Humahuaca, Abra Pampa.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 52 km WNW of El Aguilar, Argentina.
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