Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 177 km northwest of Salta, Argentina, on Tuesday, 11 February 2020 at 17:48 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 203 km depth
11 Feb 17:58 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.
Feb 11 18:02: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 219.0 to 203.0 km.
Feb 11 18:02: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 219.0 to 203.0 km.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 203.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.07°S / 66.97°W
(Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tuzgle (50 km / 31 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (42 mi) WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) WNW of Santa Rosa de Tastil (Salta) (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
180 km (112 mi) W of Palpala (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (180 mi) WSW of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (219 mi) NNW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1437 km (893 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 | 203 km | Salta, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 203 km | 107 km al SE de Socaire (Argentina) | GUG (U. Chile) |
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