Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 88 km west of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, on Friday, 13 December 2019 at 20:50 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 174 km depth
13 Dec 20:54 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 178.0 to 174.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 178.0 to 174.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 174.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.28°S / 67.18°W
(Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Aracar (60 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
88 km (54 mi) W of San Antonio de los Cobres (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) W of Santa Rosa de Tastil (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) W of Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) WSW of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
317 km (197 mi) WSW of Oran (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (214 mi) NW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1430 km (888 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: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 174 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | GFZ |
| M 4.7 | 166 km | Salta, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 206 km | 85 km al SE de Socaire (Argentina) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.8 | 162 km | 76km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | USGS |
| M 4.9 | 166 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | USP |
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