Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Departamento de Rinconada, 52 km west of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina, on Thursday, February 1, 1973 at 05:14 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 229 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Feb 1, 1973 05:14:20 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.1 |
| Depth | 229.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 22.655°S / 66.195°W  (Departamento de Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentina) |
| Antipode | 22.655°N / 113.805°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Cerros de Tocopuri (86 km / 53 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 52 km (32 mi) W of Abra Pampa (Cochinoca) (pop: 9,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) NW of Aguilar (pop: 3,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SW of La Quiaca (Yavi) (pop: 14,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) SW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) NW of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 194 km (121 mi) NNW of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 196 km (122 mi) SW of Tarija (Bolivia) (pop: 159,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 199 km (124 mi) WNW of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 222 km (138 mi) NW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 250 km (155 mi) NNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.1 | 229 km | Jujuy, Argentina | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| May 31, 1973 07:14 49 years ago | 4.6 263 km | 42 km SW of La Quiaca, Departamento de Yavi, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| May 3, 1973 17:39 49 years ago | 4.2 196 km | Departamento de Susques, 178 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Mar 20, 1973 16:17 49 years ago | 5.6 203 km | Departamento de Susques, 152 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
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