A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Calingasta in Argentina. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qvuz. Id of event: us6000qvuz. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.7057 West, latitude -31.7593 South, depth = 117.454 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 117.454 km (73 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:43:03 / 1:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/07/25 / 2025-07-29 01:43:03 / July 29, 2025 @ 1:43 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calingasta (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Calingasta (c. 8 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 54 km SSW of Calingasta, Argentina.
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