Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 217 km southwest of San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, on Friday, 10 January 2020 at 04:50 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 174 km depth
10 Jan 04:56 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 175.0 to 174.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 175.0 to 174.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 174.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.07°S / 66.92°W
(Departamento de Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Robledo (165 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
45 km (28 mi) SSE of Londres (pop: 2,630) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) NNW of Arauco (La Rioja) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) S of La Puerta de San José (Departamento de Belén) (pop: 1,070) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) E of Tinogasta (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) WNW of Poman (pop: 3,390) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SW of Andalgala (pop: 14,100) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) ESE of Fiambala (pop: 8,060) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (74 mi) WNW of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (pop: 188,800) --> See nearby quakes!
1089 km (677 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: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 174 km | Catamarca Province, Argentina | GFZ |
| M 4.6 | 153 km | Catamarca, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.6 | 147 km | 52km SSE of Belen, Argentina | USGS |
| M 4.4 | 178 km | Catamarca Province, Argentina | USP |
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