Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - 198 km west of Salta, Argentina, on Monday, 23 March 2020 at 16:33 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 145 km depth
23 Mar 16:36 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 186.0 to 154.0 km.
Mar 24 14:18: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 154.0 to 145.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 186.0 to 154.0 km.
Mar 24 14:18: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 154.0 to 145.0 km.
Date & time: 23 Mar 2020 16:33:16 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 145.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.29°S / 67.29°W

Nearest volcano: Incaguasi (33 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
99 km (61 mi) W of San Antonio de los Cobres (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (126 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) W of Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
260 km (161 mi) WSW of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (164 mi) SE of Calama (Antofagasta, Chile) (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
328 km (204 mi) WSW of Oran (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (217 mi) NW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
407 km (253 mi) WSW of Tartagal (pop: 60,800) --> 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 |
4.7 | 145 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | GFZ |
4.7 | 154 km | Salta, Argentina | EMSC |
4.7 | 155 km | 100km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | USGS |
5.0 | 147 km | 72 km al SE de Socaire (Chile) | GUG (U. Chile) |
4.1 | 172 km | SALTA (Argentina) | INPRES |
4.7 | 145 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | USP |
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