Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - Lavalle, 25 km northeast of Mendoza, Departamento de Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina, on Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 6:09 pm (GMT -3) -
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Mar 21:17 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
Date & time: 2 Mar 2021 21:09:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 6:09 pm (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.69°S / 68.71°W
(Departamento de Lavalle, Mendoza, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (129 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
25 km (15 mi) NNE of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) NNW of San Martin (pop: 82,500) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SSW of Primero de Mayo (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) S of Pocito (San Juan) (pop: 41,000) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) SSW of Caucete (San Juan) (pop: 33,600) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) S of San Juan (pop: 447,000) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (80 mi) S of Santa Lucia (San Juan) (pop: 43,600) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) S of Chimbas (San Juan) (pop: 73,800) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) ENE of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
980 km (609 mi) W of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
27°C (81 F), humidity: 44%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from N
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Few Clouds
27°C (81 F), humidity: 44%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NEstimated 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 | 10 km | MENDOZA, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
| 3.1 | 14 km | MENDOZA (Argentina) | INPRES |
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