Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 63 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, on Sunday, 3 Jan 2021 1:42 am (GMT -3) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 215 km depth
3 Jan 04:48 UTC: First to report: INPRES after 6 minutes.
3 Jan 14:26: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 223.0 to 215.0 km (from 139 to 134 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2.1 mi) towards E.
3 Jan 14:26: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 223.0 to 215.0 km (from 139 to 134 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2.1 mi) towards E.
Date & time: 3 Jan 2021 04:42:08 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 3 Jan 2021 1:42 am (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 215.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.996°S / 66.888°W
(Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Cordon de Puntas Negras (68 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
63 km (39 mi) WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (107 mi) W of Palpala (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (108 mi) WNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (133 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) WSW of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (185 mi) WSW of Embarcacion (General Jose de San Martín, Salta) (pop: 24,000) --> See nearby quakes!
356 km (221 mi) WSW of Tartagal (Salta) (pop: 60,800) --> See nearby quakes!
356 km (221 mi) NNW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
8.7°C (48 F), humidity: 53%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: INPRESScattered Clouds
8.7°C (48 F), humidity: 53%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WNWEstimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 215 km | JUJUY (Argentina) | INPRES |
| M 3.8 | 223 km | JUJUY, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
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