A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Mendoza in Argentina on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 124.428 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:03:21 / 6:03 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000qx1v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qx1v. Global time and date of event 18/09/25 / 2025-09-18 18:03:21 / September 18, 2025 @ 6:03 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -69.3378 West, latitude -32.8795 South, depth = 124.428 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Martín, Mendoza (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 48 km (30 miles) from Mendoza (c. 876 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from San Martín (c. 82 500 pop).
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 twelve 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km W of Mendoza, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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