Terremoto leve mag. 4.8 - Departamento de Rinconada, 59 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina, sábado, 09 sep. 2017

Terremoto leve mag. 4.8 - Departamento de Rinconada, 59 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy, Argentina, sábado, 09 sep. 2017

Terremoto leve magnitud 4.8 at 220 km depth

9 Sep 12:08 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 4 minutos.
Sep 9 12:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.0 a 4.8.
Profundidad recalculada de 235.0 a 220.0 km.
Fecha & hora: 9 Sep 2017 12:03:41 UTC
Magnitud: 4.8
Profundidad: 220.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 22.44°S / 66.18°W (Departamento de Rinconada, Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina)
Volcán mas cercano: Cerros de Tocopuri (84 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
59 km al ONO de Abra Pampa (Cochinoca) (pop: 9,430) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
71 km al OSO de La Quiaca (Yavi) (pop: 14,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
72 km al SO de Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
205 km al ONO de San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (Salta) (pop: 74,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
208 km al NO de Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
215 km al NNO de San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
225 km al NNO de Palpala (pop: 48,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
240 km al NO de San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
272 km al NNO de Ciudad de Salta (pop: 512,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
391 km al SSO de Sucre (Chuquisaca, Bolivia) (pop: 224,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 4.8220 kmJujuy Province, ArgentinaGFZ
M 5.2235 kmJUJUY, ARGENTINAEMSC
M 5.2291 km158 km al E de San Pedro de AtacamaGUG (U. Chile)
M 5.2228 km- Jujuy, ArgentinaUSGS

User reports for this quake (1)

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