Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, 93 km southwest of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina, on Tuesday, September 1, 1987 at 04:26 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 199 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Sep 1, 1987 04:26:07 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.7 |
| Depth | 199.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 23.052°S / 66.529°W  (Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina) |
| Antipode | 23.052°N / 113.471°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Poquis (53 km / 33 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 89 km (55 mi) W of Aguilar (pop: 3,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) WSW of Abra Pampa (Cochinoca) (pop: 9,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) W of Humahuaca (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 144 km (90 mi) SW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 179 km (111 mi) NW of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) NW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 197 km (122 mi) WNW of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 214 km (133 mi) NW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 224 km (139 mi) NNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 226 km (140 mi) W of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.7 | 199 km | Jujuy, Argentina | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Feb 20, 1988 04:45 34 years ago | 4.7 199 km | Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Feb 18, 1988 13:52 34 years ago | 5.9 142 km | 171 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile | More |
| Feb 17, 1988 23:30 34 years ago | 4.7 234 km | Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 44 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Dec 20, 1987 16:26 35 years ago | 4.4 208 km | Departamento de Susques, 145 km W of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Dec 16, 1987 03:17 35 years ago | 4.6 158 km | Departamento de Los Andes, 229 km NW of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Nov 6, 1987 16:48 35 years ago | 4.8 279 km | 18 km W of La Quiaca, Departamento de Yavi, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Oct 23, 1987 18:13 35 years ago | 5.0 229 km | Departamento de Susques, 92 km SW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Oct 23, 1987 06:57 35 years ago | 4.4 236 km | Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 61 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Oct 9, 1987 18:04 35 years ago | 4.8 211 km | Departamento de Susques, 197 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Oct 1, 1987 10:01 35 years ago | 4.7 200 km | Departamento de Potosi, 282 km W of Tarija, Bolivia | More |
| Sep 4, 1987 11:23 35 years ago | 4.8 202 km | Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 55 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
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