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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Jujuy, Argentina, 94 km southwest of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia, on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 at 3:12 am (GMT -3) -

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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Jujuy, Argentina, 94 km southwest of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia, on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 at 3:12 am (GMT -3) Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Jujuy, Argentina, 94 km southwest of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia, on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 at 3:12 am (GMT -3)

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 242 km depth

22 Feb 06:16 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
22 Feb 06:19: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 256.0 to 237.0 km (from 159 to 147 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.9 km (5.5 mi) towards ESE.
22 Feb 06:32: Now using data updates from USGS
Update Tue, 22 Feb 2022, 06:24

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina

5.5 quake 22 Feb 3:12 am (GMT -3)
5.5 quake 22 Feb 3:12 am (GMT -3)
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake near Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 237 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022, at 3:12 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.8. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Abra Pampa (pop. 9,400) located 62 km from the epicenter, Aguilar (pop. 3,700) 84 km away, La Quiaca (pop. 14,800) 100 km away, and Villazon (pop. 30,300) 101 km away.
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Earthquake details

Date & timeFeb 22, 2022 06:12:49 UTC -
Local time at epicenterTuesday, Feb 22, 2022 at 3:12 am (GMT -3)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6
Depth242.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude22.6625°S / 66.2673°W (Departamento de Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentina)
Antipode22.663°N / 113.733°E
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt12 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoUturuncu (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities59 km (37 mi) W of Abra Pampa (Cochinoca) (pop: 9,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
86 km (53 mi) NW of El Aguilar (pop: 3,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
93 km (58 mi) SW of La Quiaca (Yavi) (pop: 14,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
94 km (59 mi) SW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
197 km (122 mi) NNW of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
198 km (123 mi) NW of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
206 km (128 mi) WNW of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
207 km (129 mi) NNW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
226 km (140 mi) NW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
252 km (156 mi) NNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 6.6°C (44 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.0242 km58 Km W of Abra Pampa, ArgentinaUSGS
6.0231 kmJUJUY, ARGENTINAEMSC
5.9275 kmJUJUY (Argentina)INPRES
6.0242 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaRaspberryShake
5.3258 kmArgentina: Near San Salvador De JujuyRENASS
6.0232 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaGFZ
5.5222 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaGeoAu
6.1231 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaUSP

Seismograms

Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 4680 km / 2908 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User reports for this quake (13)

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Tocopilla, Antofagasta (409.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / several minutes : Se cayeron cosas de mi hogar duro arto, | 5 users found this interesting.  
antofagasta (436.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : acostada | 5 users found this interesting.  
Antofagasta (434.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 20-30 s : Estaba acostada en mi cama viendo televisión cuando mi cama comenzó a moverse, los perros comenzaron a ladrar y luego sonaron las ventanas y el piso. | 3 users found this interesting.  
Antofagasta, pampa unión 9241 (433.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 10-15 s : Pequeño, y uno extenso | 3 users found this interesting.  
Antofa / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : I was about to sleep | 2 users found this interesting.  
Antofagasta (434.9 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : So scary | One user found this interesting.  
Lopiara, Departamento de Rinconada, Jujuy (0.1 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
Antofagasta Chile (432.6 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Antofagasta (433.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s
Antofagasta (436.2 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Calama (276.5 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Córdoba / not felt (reported through our app)
Iquique / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s (reported through our app)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (44 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth		LocationDetails
Aug 15, 2022 18:27
32 weeks ago
3.4

187 km		75 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Aug 12, 2022 09:23
32 weeks ago
3.8

259 km		196 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jul 29, 2022 22:19
34 weeks ago
3.5

277 km		Jujuy, Argentina, 56 km W of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore
Jul 18, 2022 22:30
36 weeks ago
4.4

241 km		57 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jul 17, 2022 23:14
36 weeks ago
3.8

274 km		170 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jul 10, 2022 00:32
37 weeks ago
4.2

270 km		58 km NW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jul 9, 2022 00:32
37 weeks ago
4.5

264 km		62 km NW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jun 27, 2022 21:59
39 weeks ago
3.5

269 km		54 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jun 27, 2022 01:08
39 weeks ago
3.0

10 km		Jujuy, Argentina, 88 km W of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore
Jun 23, 2022 07:42
40 weeks ago
4.2

227 km		226 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jun 22, 2022 23:48
40 weeks ago
3.5

268 km		57 km SW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jun 20, 2022 10:53
40 weeks ago
4.4

264 km		60 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jun 20, 2022 09:38
40 weeks ago
3.5

260 km		202 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jun 15, 2022 03:10
41 weeks ago
2.9

236 km		89 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Jun 13, 2022 16:13
41 weeks ago
3.0

176 km		Jujuy, Argentina, 79 km W of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore
Jun 9, 2022 18:34
42 weeks ago
3.6

269 km		Jujuy, Argentina, 82 km SW of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore
Jun 4, 2022 21:49
42 weeks ago
3.6

294 km		98 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
May 23, 2022 18:27
44 weeks ago
3.8

272 km		56 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
May 17, 2022 20:17
45 weeks ago
4.1

261 km		67 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
May 14, 2022 22:48
45 weeks ago
3.5

280 km		Jujuy, Argentina, 60 km SW of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore
May 11, 2022 14:20
46 weeks ago
3.2

201 km		Jujuy, Argentina, 84 km SW of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore
May 4, 2022 21:54
47 weeks ago
3.0

230 km		172 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
May 2, 2022 08:22
47 weeks ago
3.5

269 km		45 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Apr 30, 2022 11:25
47 weeks ago
4.3

223 km		196 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Apr 27, 2022 00:08
48 weeks ago
3.7

276 km		166 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Apr 23, 2022 09:42
48 weeks ago
4.3

282 km		61 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Apr 21, 2022 12:41
49 weeks ago
3.3

158 km		93 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Apr 20, 2022 03:30
49 weeks ago
3.1

247 km		185 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Apr 1, 2022 09:09
51 weeks ago
3.6

274 km		68 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 31, 2022 13:55
52 weeks ago
3.8

302 km		94 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 31, 2022 09:08
52 weeks ago
3.7

269 km		57 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 30, 2022 20:07
52 weeks ago
3.9

281 km		46 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 28, 2022 04:47
52 weeks ago
4.4

243 km		62 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 21, 2022 10:12
1 year 1 weeks ago
3.6

240 km		169 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 14, 2022 13:47
1 year 2 weeks ago
3.4

243 km		186 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 14, 2022 07:11
1 year 2 weeks ago
3.5

224 km		180 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 10, 2022 22:35
1 year 2 weeks ago
3.5

274 km		45 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 8, 2022 14:31
1 year 3 weeks ago
4.3

219 km		57 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 6, 2022 20:53
1 year 3 weeks ago
3.6

259 km		68 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 5, 2022 17:34
1 year 3 weeks ago
4.2

210 km		218 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 5, 2022 01:10
1 year 3 weeks ago - felt
5.7

247 km		47 km NW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Mar 4, 2022 01:08
1 year 3 weeks ago
3.3

146 km		99 km W of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Feb 23, 2022 12:35
1 year 5 weeks ago
3.8

209 km		130 km SW of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore
Feb 23, 2022 09:33
1 year 5 weeks ago
2.9

239 km		Jujuy, Argentina, 45 km SW of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore

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