Sismo muy débil mag. 2.6 - Departamento de Santa Maria, 81 km SE of Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca, Argentina, lunes, 11 ene. 2021 -

Sismo muy débil mag. 2.6 - Departamento de Santa Maria, 81 km SE of Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca, Argentina, lunes, 11 ene. 2021

Sismo muy débil magnitud 2.6 at 40 km depth

12 Jan 03:52 UTC: Primero en informar: INPRES después de 15 horas.
Fecha & hora: 11 Jan 2021 12:38:00 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 11/01/2021 09:38:00
Magnitud: 2.6
Profundidad: 40.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 26.468°S / 66.735°W (Departamento de Santa Maria, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina)
Volcán mas cercano: Antofagasta de la Sierra (88 km / 55 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
81 km al SE de Antofagasta de la Sierra (pop: 500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
87 km al OSO de Cafayate (Salta) (pop: 11,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
146 km al ONO de Yerba Buena (Tucuman) (pop: 50,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
147 km al ONO de Famailla (Famaillá, Tucuman) (pop: 31,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
150 km al O de Tafi Viejo (Tucuman) (pop: 48,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
155 km al NO de Aguilares (Río Chico, Tucuman) (pop: 32,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
155 km al ONO de San Miguel de Tucumán (Tucuman) (pop: 781,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
164 km al ONO de Alderetes (Tucuman) (pop: 38,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
229 km al SO de Ciudad de Salta (pop: 512,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
242 km al NNO de San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (pop: 188,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: INPRES
Energía liberada estimada: 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 2.640 kmCATAMARCA (Argentina)INPRES

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