Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - Departamento de Sarmiento, 69 km southwest of San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan, Argentina, on Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 8:50 pm (GMT -3) -
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
17 Feb 23:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
Date & time: 17 Feb 2021 23:50:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 8:50 pm (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.06°S / 68.93°W
(Departamento de Sarmiento, San Juan, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (170 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
53 km (33 mi) SW of Pocito (pop: 41,000) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SW of Nueve de Julio (pop: 7,650) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) SSW of San Juan (pop: 447,000) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) SW of Santa Lucia (pop: 43,600) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SSW of Villa Paula de Sarmiento (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) SSW of Chimbas (pop: 73,800) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) SW of Caucete (pop: 33,600) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SSW of Albardon (pop: 20,400) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) N of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) NE of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
26.1°C (79 F), humidity: 10%, wind: 4 m/s (9 kts) from S
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Few Clouds
26.1°C (79 F), humidity: 10%, wind: 4 m/s (9 kts) from SEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 10 km | SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
| 2.9 | 18 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) | INPRES |
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