A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 243.044 km (151 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:45:16 / 10:45 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000ql4b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ql4b. Exact location of event, depth 243.044 km, -66.3131° West, -22.6654° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/06/25 / 2025-06-18 22:45:16 / June 18, 2025 @ 10:45 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 63 km (39 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was 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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel the quake?
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. 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: 63 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
Copyright © 2025 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply