Minor mag. 3.2 earthquake - Departamento de Sarmiento, 59 km south of San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan, Argentina, on Thursday, 25 Feb 2021 2:22 pm (GMT -3) -
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 117 km depth
25 Feb 17:28 UTC: First to report: INPRES after 6 minutes.
25 Feb 17:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 101.0 to 117.0 km (from 63 to 73 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.1 km (3.8 mi) towards SW.
25 Feb 17:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 101.0 to 117.0 km (from 63 to 73 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.1 km (3.8 mi) towards SW.
Date & time: 25 Feb 2021 17:22:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 25 Feb 2021 2:22 pm (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 117.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.061°S / 68.453°W
(Departamento de Sarmiento, San Juan, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (201 km / 125 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km (14 mi) N of Primero de Mayo (Mendoza) (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) SSE of Pocito (pop: 41,000) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SSW of Caucete (pop: 33,600) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) S of Santa Lucia (pop: 43,600) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) S of San Juan (pop: 447,000) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) S of Villa Paula de Sarmiento (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) S of Chimbas (pop: 73,800) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) NNE of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) NE of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
978 km (608 mi) WNW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
32.3°C (90 F), humidity: 32%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from ENE
Primary data source: INPRESClear Sky
32.3°C (90 F), humidity: 32%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from ENEEstimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.2 | 117 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) | INPRES |
| 3.0 | 101 km | SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
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