Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Jujuy, 72 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, on 31/05/2020 02:10:21
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 229 km depth
31 May 06:18 UTC: First to report: INPRES after 1 hour and 8 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 31, 2020 05:10:21 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 31/05/2020 02:10:21 |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5.2 |
| Depth | 229.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 23.88°S / 66.92°W  (Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina) |
| Antipode | 23.88°N / 113.08°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INPRES |
| Nearest volcano | Tuzgle (49 km / 30 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 72 km (45 mi) WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 169 km (105 mi) W of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 177 km (110 mi) WSW of Humahuaca (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) WNW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) SW of Abra Pampa (Cochinoca) (pop: 9,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 183 km (114 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 212 km (132 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 217 km (135 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 277 km (172 mi) WSW of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 369 km (229 mi) NNW of San Miguel de Tucuman (Tucumán) (pop: 781,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.2 | 229 km | JUJUY (Argentina) | INPRES |
User reports for this quake
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (43 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jul 30, 2020 03:06 1 year 48 weeks ago | 2.8 232 km | Jujuy, 52 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 28, 2020 19:36 1 year 48 weeks ago | 3.1 181 km | Jujuy, 79 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 27, 2020 23:25 1 year 48 weeks ago | 4.4 190 km | Jujuy, 59 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 27, 2020 14:02 1 year 49 weeks ago | 3.1 204 km | Jujuy, 69 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 25, 2020 20:37 1 year 49 weeks ago | 3.2 220 km | Jujuy, 52 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 22, 2020 06:38 1 year 49 weeks ago | 3.2 229 km | Jujuy, 76 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 21, 2020 04:17 1 year 49 weeks ago | 3.3 192 km | Jujuy, 73 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 20, 2020 23:36 1 year 49 weeks ago | 3.0 225 km | Jujuy, 54 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 18, 2020 14:34 1 year 50 weeks ago | 3.3 206 km | Jujuy, 65 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 16, 2020 22:24 1 year 50 weeks ago | 3.4 213 km | Jujuy, 60 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 16, 2020 07:58 1 year 50 weeks ago | 3.5 204 km | Jujuy, 69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 15, 2020 15:03 1 year 50 weeks ago | 2.9 194 km | Jujuy, 65 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 13, 2020 23:20 1 year 50 weeks ago | 3.4 216 km | Jujuy, 59 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 13, 2020 06:27 1 year 51 weeks ago | 3.3 200 km | Jujuy, 56 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 12, 2020 03:04 1 year 51 weeks ago | 3.1 223 km | Jujuy, 63 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 8, 2020 16:32 1 year 51 weeks ago | 3.8 206 km | Jujuy, 61 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 6, 2020 08:51 1 year 52 weeks ago | 2.8 222 km | Jujuy, 80 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 5, 2020 23:19 1 year 52 weeks ago | 3.1 228 km | Jujuy, 52 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 5, 2020 07:38 1 year 52 weeks ago | 3.1 206 km | Jujuy, 58 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 5, 2020 04:56 1 year 52 weeks ago | 2.9 230 km | 204 km NW of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 5, 2020 03:02 1 year 52 weeks ago | 2.8 220 km | Jujuy, 57 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jul 5, 2020 02:44 1 year 52 weeks ago | 2.7 193 km | 182 km W of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Jul 4, 2020 06:36 1 year 52 weeks ago | 3.0 14 km | Jujuy, 69 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 30, 2020 05:24 2 years ago | 2.8 200 km | 66 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 29, 2020 02:30 2 years ago | 3.4 205 km | Jujuy, 63 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 28, 2020 10:32 2 years ago | 3.1 225 km | Jujuy, 56 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 27, 2020 13:09 2 years ago | 3.1 217 km | Jujuy, 48 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 27, 2020 11:36 2 years ago | 3.2 176 km | Jujuy, 69 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 27, 2020 07:51 2 years ago | 5.2 204 km | Jujuy, 84 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 25, 2020 03:22 2 years ago | 3.2 216 km | Jujuy, 54 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 21, 2020 15:46 2 years ago | 3.1 213 km | Jujuy, 60 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 21, 2020 09:28 2 years ago | 3.0 204 km | Jujuy, 77 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 20, 2020 18:05 2 years ago | 3.0 225 km | Jujuy, 57 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 19, 2020 03:52 2 years ago | 3.0 212 km | Jujuy, 81 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 17, 2020 00:30 2 years ago | 3.2 227 km | Jujuy, 67 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 16, 2020 07:01 2 years ago | 3.1 217 km | Jujuy, 67 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 15, 2020 01:32 2 years ago | 3.6 230 km | Jujuy, 85 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 14, 2020 05:36 2 years ago | 4.1 224 km | Jujuy, 63 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 13, 2020 05:42 2 years ago | 2.9 209 km | Jujuy, 62 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 10, 2020 06:26 2 years ago | 3.0 205 km | Jujuy, 62 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 9, 2020 04:08 2 years ago | 3.2 150 km | Jujuy, 67 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 9, 2020 01:47 2 years ago | 3.0 185 km | Jujuy, 73 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Jun 7, 2020 14:21 2 years ago | 3.4 220 km | 94 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
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