Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 201 km west of Salta, Argentina, on 16/08/2020 10:27:11 -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 176 km depth
16 Aug 13:32 UTC: First to report: INPRES after 5 minutes.
Aug 16 13:58: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 200.0 to 176.0 km.
Aug 16 13:58: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 200.0 to 176.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 16/08/2020 10:27:11
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 176.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.274°S / 67.312°W
(Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Aracar (44 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
101 km (63 mi) W of San Antonio de los Cobres (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
213 km (132 mi) W of Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) SE of Calama (Antofagasta, Chile) (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) WSW of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (205 mi) WSW of Oran (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (219 mi) NW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1438 km (893 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 | 176 km | SALTA (Argentina) | INPRES |
| M 4.7 | 165 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | GFZ |
| M 4.5 | 183 km | Salta, Argentina | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 175 km | 95 km al SE de Socaire (Argentina) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.5 | 184 km | 102 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | USGS |
| M 4.5 | 184 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | USP |
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