Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 191 km west of Salta, Argentina, on 29/05/2020 17:24:40 -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 198 km depth
29 May 20:30 UTC: First to report: INPRES after 5 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 206.0 to 205.0 km.
May 29 20:52: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 205.0 to 198.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 206.0 to 205.0 km.
May 29 20:52: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 205.0 to 198.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 29/05/2020 17:24:40
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 198.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.227°S / 67.192°W
(Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Incaguasi (34 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
191 km (118 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
1435 km (892 mi) NW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INPRES
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 198 km | SALTA (Argentina) | INPRES |
| M 4.6 | 2 km | Salta, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 169 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | GFZ |
| M 4.6 | 2 km | 104 km al SE de Socaire (Argentina) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.6 | 206 km | 101 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | USGS |
| M 4.5 | 181 km | Salta Province, Argentina | USP |
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