Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Jujuy, Argentina, on Tuesday, 1 September 1987 at 04:26 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 199 km depth
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 199.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.052°S / 66.529°W
(Argentina)Nearest volcano: Poquis (53 km / 33 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
93 km (58 mi) WSW of Abra Pampa (Cochinoca, Jujuy) (pop: 9,430)
122 km (76 mi) W of Humahuaca (Jujuy) (pop: 11,400)
143 km (89 mi) SW of La Quiaca (Yavi, Jujuy) (pop: 14,800)
179 km (111 mi) NW of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900)
190 km (118 mi) NW of Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200)
224 km (139 mi) NNW of Salta (pop: 512,700)
631 km (392 mi) S of Cochabamba (Bolivia) (pop: 900,400)
682 km (424 mi) SSW of Santa Cruz (Bolivia) (pop: 1,364,400)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.7 | 199 km | Jujuy, Argentina | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.7 quake Jujuy, Argentina, 1 September 04:26 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes):- 20 Feb 1988 04:45 UTC| M 4.7 |199.4 km (123.9 mi) depth|120 km (75 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Feb 1988 13:52 UTC| M 5.9 |142.3 km (88.4 mi) depth|131 km (81 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Feb 1988 23:30 UTC| M 4.7 |234.1 km (145.5 mi) depth|90 km (56 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Dec 1987 16:26 UTC| M 4.4 |207.6 km (129 mi) depth|105 km (65 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Dec 1987 03:17 UTC| M 4.6 |157.7 km (98 mi) depth|113 km (70 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Nov 1987 16:48 UTC| M 4.8 |278.5 km (173.1 mi) depth|128 km (80 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Oct 1987 18:13 UTC| M 5.0 |229.2 km (142.4 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Oct 1987 06:57 UTC| M 4.4 |235.7 km (146.5 mi) depth|111 km (69 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Oct 1987 18:04 UTC| M 4.8 |210.8 km (131 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Oct 1987 10:01 UTC| M 4.7 |199.7 km (124.1 mi) depth|131 km (82 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Sep 1987 11:23 UTC| M 4.8 |202.2 km (125.6 mi) depth|104 km (64 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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