Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - Departamento de Ullum, 25 km northwest of San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan, Argentina, on Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 3:45 am (GMT -3) -
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 93 km depth
20 Feb 06:52 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
Date & time: 20 Feb 2021 06:45:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 3:45 am (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 93.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.36°S / 68.7°W
(Departamento de Ullum, San Juan, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (249 km / 155 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km (12 mi) WNW of Albardon (pop: 20,400) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (13 mi) WNW of San Martin (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) NW of Chimbas (pop: 73,800) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) NW of Villa Paula de Sarmiento (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) NW of San Juan (pop: 447,000) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) NW of Santa Lucia (pop: 43,600) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) NNW of Pocito (pop: 41,000) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) NW of Caucete (pop: 33,600) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) N of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
296 km (184 mi) NE of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
19°C (66 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 0 m/s (0 kts) from E
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Clear Sky
19°C (66 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 0 m/s (0 kts) from EEstimated 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 | 93 km | SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
| 2.8 | 102 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) | INPRES |
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