Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, 161 km northwest of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, on Wednesday, December 7, 1994 at 03:37 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 235 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 7, 1994 03:37:54 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Depth | 235.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 23.422°S / 66.639°W  (Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina) |
| Antipode | 23.422°N / 113.361°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Curutu (52 km / 32 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 94 km (59 mi) NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) W of Humahuaca (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) WNW of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 172 km (107 mi) WNW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 183 km (114 mi) SW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) WNW of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 196 km (122 mi) NW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 202 km (125 mi) WNW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 239 km (148 mi) W of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 404 km (251 mi) NNW of San Miguel de Tucuman (Tucumán) (pop: 781,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.0 | 235 km | Jujuy, Argentina | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| May 19, 1995 09:31 27 years ago | 5.1 230 km | Departamento de Susques, 120 km W of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| May 6, 1995 05:03 27 years ago | 4.5 200 km | 68 km SW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| May 3, 1995 13:20 27 years ago | 3.7 200 km | Departamento de La Poma, Salta, 129 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Apr 7, 1995 06:32 27 years ago | 3.8 199 km | Departamento de Susques, 154 km W of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Mar 24, 1995 07:49 27 years ago | 4.2 203 km | Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 44 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina | More |
| Mar 10, 1995 04:48 27 years ago | 4.2 224 km | Departamento de Susques, 167 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
| Jan 3, 1995 19:17 28 years ago | 4.0 222 km | Departamento de Susques, 137 km W of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | More |
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