A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 71 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (44 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000qvvh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qvvh. Exact location of event, depth 186.192 km, -67.0219° West, -24.2635° South. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:49:37 / 11:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 186.192 km (116 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/09/25 / 2025-09-12 23:49:37 / September 12, 2025 @ 11:49 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 71 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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