Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 67 km west of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, on Friday, 6 December 2019 at 20:00 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 199 km depth
6 Dec 20:13 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Dec 6 20:18: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 227.0 to 199.0 km.
Dec 6 20:18: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 227.0 to 199.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 199.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.2°S / 66.98°W
(Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tuzgle (53 km / 33 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
67 km (42 mi) W of San Antonio de los Cobres (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) WNW of Santa Rosa de Tastil (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (112 mi) W of Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) WSW of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) WSW of Oran (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) NNW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1426 km (886 mi) NW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 199 km | Salta, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 199 km | 115 km al SE de Socaire (Argentina) | GUG (U. Chile) |
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