Date & time | Dec 26, 2020 03:18:04 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Dec 26, 2020 at 12:18 am (GMT -3) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.5 |
Depth | 220.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 23.21°S / 66.54°W ![]() |
Antipode | 23.21°N / 113.46°E |
Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
Nearest volcano | Guayaques (111 km / 69 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 88 km (55 mi) W of El Aguilar (pop: 3,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 167 km (104 mi) NW of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) NW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 191 km (118 mi) WNW of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 205 km (127 mi) WNW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 209 km (130 mi) NW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 227 km (141 mi) W of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 249 km (155 mi) W of Embarcacion (General Jose de San Martín, Salta) (pop: 24,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 258 km (161 mi) ESE of Calama (Antofagasta, Chile) (pop: 143,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 291 km (181 mi) WSW of Tartagal (Salta) (pop: 60,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.5 | 220 km | - 89 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina | GFZ |
4.6 | 220 km | JUJUY, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
4.5 | 232 km | JUJUY (Argentina) | INPRES |
4.6 | 233 km | 89 Km W of El Aguilar, Argentina | USGS |
4.3 | 217 km | Jujuy Province, Argentina | USP |