Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, 158 km northwest of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, on Saturday, December 24, 1988 at 04:26 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 194 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 24, 1988 04:26:54 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.1 |
| Depth | 193.6 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 23.522°S / 66.666°W  (Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina) |
| Antipode | 23.522°N / 113.334°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Curutu (57 km / 35 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 85 km (53 mi) NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 139 km (86 mi) WSW of Humahuaca (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) WNW of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 169 km (105 mi) WNW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) NW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 194 km (120 mi) SW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 194 km (121 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 199 km (124 mi) WNW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 243 km (151 mi) W of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 395 km (245 mi) NNW of San Miguel de Tucuman (Tucumán) (pop: 781,000) | 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 | 194 km | Jujuy, Argentina | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jun 12, 1989 08:57 33 years ago | 4.2 237 km | Departamento de Susques, 155 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| May 4, 1989 12:17 33 years ago | 4.2 163 km | Departamento de Susques, 196 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Mar 31, 1989 09:31 33 years ago | 4.6 198 km | Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 38 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Feb 24, 1989 01:59 33 years ago | 4.8 204 km | Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 30 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Feb 3, 1989 13:43 33 years ago | 4.8 191 km | Departamento de Susques, 162 km W of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
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