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Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Salta, 37 km east of Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina, on Sunday, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:40 pm (GMT -3)

Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Salta, 37 km east of Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina, on Sunday, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:40 pm (GMT -3) Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - Salta, 37 km east of Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina, on Sunday, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:40 pm (GMT -3)

Strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

29 Nov 16:50 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.
Update Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 17:00
Significant magnitude 5.7 earthquake 174 km northeast of Salta, Argentina
5.7 quake 29 Nov 1:40 pm (GMT -3)
5.7 quake 29 Nov 1:40 pm (GMT -3)
Just 19 minutes ago, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Humahuaca, Argentina. The tremor was recorded around noon on Sunday 29 November 2020 at 1.40 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service at VolcanoDiscovery identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.7 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Humahuaca (pop. 11,400) located 37 km from the epicenter, and Tilcara (pop. 5,600) 53 km away.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Maimara (pop. 2,500) located 57 km from the epicenter, Calilegua (pop. 5,200) 61 km away, Libertador General San Martin (pop. 49,300) 63 km away, Oran (pop. 74,100) 71 km away, San Salvador de Jujuy (pop. 305,900) 107 km away, and Salta (pop. 512,700) 174 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake data

Earthquake details

Date & timeNov 29, 2020 16:40:45 UTC
Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:40 pm (GMT -3)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude5.7
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude23.27°S / 65°W (Departamento de Oran, Salta, Argentina)
Antipode23.27°N / 115°E
Shaking intensityModerate shaking
Felt25 reports
Primary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearby towns and cities37 km (23 mi) E of Humahuaca (Jujuy) (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
63 km (39 mi) NNW of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
71 km (44 mi) WSW of Oran (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
77 km (48 mi) NNW of Fraile Pintado (Ledesma, Jujuy) (pop: 13,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
90 km (56 mi) SW of Bermejo (Aniceto Arce, Tarija, Bolivia) (pop: 35,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
92 km (57 mi) W of Embarcacion (General Jose de San Martín) (pop: 24,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
107 km (67 mi) NNE of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
149 km (92 mi) SW of Tartagal (pop: 60,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
174 km (108 mi) NNE of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
396 km (246 mi) N of San Miguel de Tucuman (Tucumán) (pop: 781,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 37.2°C (99 F), humidity: 39%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
5.710 km- 33 km E of Humahuaca, ArgentinaGFZ
5.810 kmSALTA, ARGENTINAEMSC
5.78 km32 Km E of Humahuaca, ArgentinaUSGS
5.710 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaGeoAu
5.810 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaBMKG
5.917 kmSALTA (Argentina)INPRES
5.810 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaUSP

User reports for this quake (31)

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Maimara, Departamento de Tilcara, Jujuy (56.4 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Estaba en cuclillas haciendo una tarea. Primero se sintió un viento raro y luego se movio el suelo ondulando como onda expansiva. Me levanté y senti un mareo. Duró unos 4 o 5 segundos. | 5 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
  • Muy bien descripto, pero como es posible detectar el engrosamiento del cabello?
  • Lo que sintio probablemente indique un epicentro sobre el suelo de su lugar, el mareo es característico cuando ciertas ondas asociadas interactúan con las ondas cerebrales, es peligroso, favor verifique si sufrió ademas engrosamiento de pelo o alguna otra consecuencia, hablaríamos de un sismo multicentro con a lo menos un epi sobre el suelo a menos que su localidad se encuentre bajo la altura d l epicentro naturalmente.
Tarija, Bolivia / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s : Sitting at the table for lunch and felt the rattling of the balcony door and lamps moving from side to side. | 4 users found this interesting.  
San Miguel de Tucumán (396.2 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Estoy en un piso octavo en la ciudad de San Miguel de Tucuman se sintio leve vascilar de la estructura, pero sostenido, me oscilaba el ventilador, y me provoco un imprevisto pero largo mareo | One user found this interesting.  
  • Es claro que puede haber ondas en el campo de las ondas cerebrales saludos desde Chile
Salta, salta, Argentina. (175.4 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake : Estaba en cama y lo sentí me levanté y corrí para afuera. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Salta Capital (177 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : Movimiento del sillón y llamado de ángeles de vidrios | 2 users found this interesting.  
San Salvador de Jujuy / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / 5-10 s : eSTÁBAMOS TERMINANDO DE ALMORZAR Y EMPEZÓ A TEMBLAR, VIVIMOS UN DPTO. EN TERCER PISO | 2 users found this interesting.  
Tarija, Bolivia / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s : Sitting at the table for lunch and felt the rattling of the balcony door and lamps moving from side to side.  
Salta guerrico 506 / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Estaba en mi cama y sentí in movimiento lebe | One user found this interesting.  
32 km of Laguna Paiva, Capital Department, Santa Fe (1017.9 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Moron, Partido de Morón, Buenos Aires (1412.7 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 2-5 s : F all  
Coronel Bogado 3425 ,Formosa (758.9 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Nada (reported through our app)  
Quilmes, Buenos Aires (1426.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (1564.4 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Curitiba-PR (1602.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
San Miguel de Tucuman (394.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s
Salta (173.6 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
Tarija (196.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 2-5 s
48 km of Potosi (417.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Salta, Departamento Capital (166.9 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Salta (181.6 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Salta, Departamento Capital (176.6 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
Rosario / not felt
Misión chaqueña / Light shaking (MMI IV)
tarija / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s
San Salvador de Jujuy / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 10-15 s
Salta, salta / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Tarija, Bolivia / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s
Salta Capital / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 5-10 s
Tarija, tarija / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s
Tarija, Bolivia / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Tarija BOLIVIA, / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth		LocationDetails
Dec 27, 2020 14:24
1 year 27 weeks ago
3.6

10 km		56 km W of Oran, Salta, ArgentinaMore
Dec 7, 2020 05:11
1 year 30 weeks ago
3.2

15 km		25 km SE of Humahuaca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Dec 3, 2020 03:44
1 year 30 weeks ago
2.6

21 km		5.7 km SE of Humahuaca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Dec 2, 2020 02:26
1 year 30 weeks ago
2.6

7 km		14 km E of Humahuaca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Dec 1, 2020 14:03
1 year 30 weeks ago
3.9

10 km		18 km SE of Humahuaca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Nov 30, 2020 07:23
1 year 31 weeks ago
3.0

0 km		56 km W of Oran, Salta, ArgentinaMore
Nov 29, 2020 19:45
1 year 31 weeks ago
3.6

41 km		4.6 km E of Humahuaca, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore

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