A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 17:54:44 / 5:54 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rtp8. Unique identifier: us6000rtp8. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.1937 West, latitude -22.8372 South, depth = 255.163 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/25 / 2025-12-09 17:54:44 / December 9, 2025 @ 5:54 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 255.163 km (159 miles).
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. Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (59 miles) from Humahuaca (c. 11 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 52 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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