Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Departamento de Malargüe, 233 km southwest of San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina, on Sunday, 24 Jan 2021 1:31 am (GMT -3) -

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Departamento de Malargüe, 233 km southwest of San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina, on Sunday, 24 Jan 2021 1:31 am (GMT -3)

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 197 km depth

24 Jan 04:48 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
24 Jan 04:48: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
24 Jan 05:24: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 210.7 to 191.3 km (from 131 to 119 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 25 km (15 mi) towards SE.
24 Jan 05:26: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 191.3 to 197.0 km (from 119 to 122 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.9 km (4.3 mi) towards SSE.
Update Sun, 24 Jan 2021, 04:54
Light 4.3 quake hits near Curico, Provincia de Curicó, Maule Region, Chile
4.3 quake 24 Jan 1:31 am (GMT -3)
4.3 quake 24 Jan 1:31 am (GMT -3)
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Curico, Provincia de Curicó, Maule Region, Chile, was reported only 23 minutes ago by the National Seismological Center of the University of Chile, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 210.7 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Sunday 24 January 2021 at 1:31 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Colbun (pop. 3,700, 64 km away), Colbun (pop. 3,700, 64 km away), San Clemente (pop. 13,700, 72 km away), Molina (pop. 28,800, 78 km away), Linares (pop. 69,500, 84 km away), Curico (pop. 102,400, 88 km away), Talca (pop. 197,500, 90 km away), and San Javier (pop. 22,400, 94 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 24 Jan 2021 04:31:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 24 Jan 2021 1:31 am (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 197.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.817°S / 70.439°W (Departamento de Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina)
Nearest volcano: Cerro Azul (6 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
27 km (17 mi) W of Las Loicas (pop: 85) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) E of Linares (Maule Region, Chile) (pop: 69,500) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) SE of Curico (Maule Region, Chile) (pop: 102,400) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) ESE of Talca (Maule Region, Chile) (pop: 197,500) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (108 mi) ENE of Chillan (Ñuble, Chile) (pop: 150,400) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) SW of San Rafael (pop: 109,200) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (164 mi) S of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
354 km (220 mi) SSW of San Martin (pop: 82,500) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (222 mi) SSW of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
407 km (253 mi) NNW of Neuquén (Neuquen) (pop: 242,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 17.5°C (64 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from SSE
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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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.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.2197 km96 Km Al S De Termas Del Flaco, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
M 4.3168 kmMAULE, CHILEEMSC
M 4.3172 km88 Km N of Barrancas, ArgentinaUSGS
M 4.1170 kmChile-Argentina Border RegionGFZ

User reports for this quake (4)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
121.3 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
262.9 km N of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Juana Koslay san luis / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Puerto Varas / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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