Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 74 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, on Monday, 16 December 2019 at 02:16 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 190 km depth
16 Dec 02:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.
Dec 16 02:29: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 230.0 to 190.0 km.
Dec 16 02:29: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 230.0 to 190.0 km.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 190.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.79°S / 66.87°W
(Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tuzgle (49 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
74 km (46 mi) NW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) WNW of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) WSW of Humahuaca (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (110 mi) WNW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
185 km (115 mi) NW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) WNW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) WSW of San Ramon de la Nueva Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
376 km (234 mi) NNW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1458 km (906 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: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 190 km | Jujuy, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 191 km | 107 km al E de Socaire (Argentina) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.2 | 230 km | 73km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | USGS |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 74 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, on Monday, 16 December 2019 at 02:16 (GMT)
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