Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 177 km northwest of Salta, Argentina, on Friday, 1 May 2020 at 01:01 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.4 quake Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 76 km west of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, 30 April 2020 22:10 GMT, which had occurred 2 hours and 51 minutes earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 183 km depth
1 May 01:04 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
May 1 01:09: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 196.0 to 181.0 km.
May 1 06:04: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 181.0 to 183.0 km.
May 1 01:09: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 196.0 to 181.0 km.
May 1 06:04: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 181.0 to 183.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 183.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.02°S / 66.94°W
(Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Incaguasi (47 km / 29 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
67 km (42 mi) WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 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!
177 km (110 mi) W of Palpala (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (115 mi) WSW of Humahuaca (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (137 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (177 mi) WSW of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
356 km (221 mi) NNW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1440 km (895 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: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 183 km | Salta Province, Argentina | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 178 km | SALTA (Argentina) | INPRES |
| M 4.8 | 179 km | Salta, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 168 km | 71km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | USGS |
| M 4.8 | 213 km | 68 km al SE de Socaire (Chile) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.9 | 168 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | USP |
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