Quake Info: Moderate Mag. 5.1 Earthquake - 96 km Southwest of Mendoza, Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina, on Saturday, Jun 18, 2022 at 3:24 pm (GMT -3)

Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 140 km depth

18 Jun 18:27 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
18 Jun 18:30: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 163.0 to 133.0 km (from 101 to 83 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.5 km (4 mi) towards ENE.
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21 Jun 17:54: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 138.4 to 140.2 km (from 86 to 87 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WSW.

Update Sat, 18 Jun 2022, 18:36

Moderate yet deep earthquake of magnitude 5.0 just reported 90 km southwest of Mendoza, Argentina

5.0 quake 18 Jun 3:24 pm (GMT -3)

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in Argentina near Mendoza, Guaymallén, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Saturday, June 18th, 2022, at 3:24 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 133 km. 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.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mendoza (pop. 876,900) located 90 km from the epicenter, Puente Alto (pop. 510,400) 102 km away, San Martin (pop. 82,500) 105 km away, La Pintana (pop. 201,200) 107 km away, Santiago de Chile (pop. 4,837,300) 107 km away, San Bernardo (pop. 249,900) 113 km away, and Lo Prado (pop. 104,300) 115 km away.
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Earthquake data

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 18, 2022 18:24:12 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Jun 18, 2022 at 3:24 pm (GMT -3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.1
Depth	140.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	33.5007°S / 69.5508°W (Departamento de Tupungato, Mendoza, Argentina)
Antipode	33.501°N / 110.449°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	12 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Tupungatito (26 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	96 km (59 mi) SW of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) E of Puente Alto (Metropolitana, Chile) (pop: 510,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) E of La Pintana (Metropolitana, Chile) (pop: 201,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) E of Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 107 km (66 mi) E of San Bernardo (Metropolitana, Chile) (pop: 249,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) WSW of San Martin (pop: 82,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 168 km (104 mi) NW of San Rafael (pop: 109,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 238 km (148 mi) SSW of Ciudad de San Juan (pop: 447,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky -0.3°C (31 F), humidity: 19%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10¹² joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.1	140 km	95 Km SW of Mendoza, Argentina	USGS
5.1	139 km	MENDOZA, ARGENTINA	EMSC
5.1	143 km	Chile-Argentina Border Region	RaspberryShake
5.0	133 km	Chile-Argentina Border Region	GFZ
5.2	129 km	Chile-Argentina Border Region	GeoAu
5.1	141 km	Chile-Argentina Border Region	USP

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Conchalí chile (105.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : En mi casa, acostada | 8 users found this interesting.

near Lo Prado, Provincia de Santiago, Metropolitana (112.5 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 10-15 s : Acostada en mi cama en un segundo piso | 8 users found this interesting.

Los Arboles, Departamento de Tunuyan, Mendoza (12.5 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / 30-60 s : Tiemblaba todo

Tunuyan (52.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Paja brava (1023.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : A chupar la poronga negros masca nalgas

Tupungato (38.4 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

Santiago de chile (95.5 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Curicó, edificio piso 7 (226.4 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s

Las Condes, Santiago (96.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 1-2 s

Santiago de chile (95.5 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Santiago / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s

Santiago Chile providencia / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short

Santiago, Chile / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s (reported through our app)

Providencia / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 5-10 s

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Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jul 19, 2022 18:15 3 weeks ago	3.1 10 km	Mendoza, Argentina, 90 km E of Puente Alto, Provincia de Cordillera, Santiago, Chile	More

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