Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Departamento de Los Andes, 171 km west of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina, on Thursday, 21 June 2018 at 16:08 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Departamento de Los Andes, 171 km west of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina, on Thursday, 21 June 2018 at 16:08 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 163 km depth

21 Jun 16:12 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Jun 21 16:14: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 228.0 to 163.0 km.
Date & time: 21 Jun 2018 16:08:00 UTC
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 163.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.3°S / 67.02°W (Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina)
Nearest volcano: Aracar (51 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
72 km (45 mi) W of San Antonio de los Cobres (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (67 mi) W of Santa Rosa de Tastil (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (107 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (114 mi) W of Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) WSW of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
303 km (189 mi) WSW of Oran (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
334 km (207 mi) NW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1419 km (881 mi) NW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.7163 kmChile-Argentina Border RegionGFZ
M 5.7153 km SALTA, ARGENTINAEMSC
M 5.8190 km85 km al SE de SocaireGUG (U. Chile)
M 5.7180 km- 75km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaUSGS

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User reports for this quake (2)

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cordoba argentina / not felt : fue en ARGENTINA, SALTA, no en el borde Chile Argentina
Paranal observatory (290.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
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Aftershocks of the 5.7 quake Departamento de Los Andes, 171 km west of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina, 21 June 2018 16:08 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):
  • 02 Aug 2018 05:29 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    231.3 km (143.7 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 04 Jul 2018 03:02 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    237 km (147.3 mi) depth
    |
    42 km (26 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 02 Jul 2018 21:58 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    170 km (105.6 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 24 Jun 2018 05:01 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    176 km (109.4 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details

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Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Departamento de Los Andes, 171 km west of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina, on Thursday, 21 June 2018 at 16:08 (GMT)
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