Sismo muy débil mag. 3.0 - Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, 193 km WNW of San Salvador de Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, domingo, 17 ene. 2021 -

Sismo muy débil mag. 3.0 - Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, 193 km WNW of San Salvador de Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, domingo, 17 ene. 2021

Sismo muy débil magnitud 3.0 at 225 km depth

17 Jan 02:10 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 60 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 17 Jan 2021 01:10:13 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: sábado, 16 ene 2021 22:10 (GMT -3)
Magnitud: 3
Profundidad: 225.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 23.82°S / 67.15°W (Departamento de Los Andes, Provincia de Salta, Argentina)
Volcán mas cercano: Cordon de Puntas Negras (40 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
95 km al ONO de San Antonio de los Cobres (pop: 4,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
193 km al ONO de San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
203 km al ONO de Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
206 km al ONO de Ciudad de Salta (pop: 512,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
236 km al SE de Calama (Antofagasta, Chile) (pop: 143,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
236 km al O de San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
240 km al O de Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
298 km al OSO de San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (pop: 74,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
318 km al OSO de Embarcacion (General Jose de San Martín) (pop: 24,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
338 km al ONO de Joaquin V. Gonzalez (Departamento de Metán) (pop: 19,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 3.0225 kmSALTA, ARGENTINAEMSC
M 3.0225 km80 Km Al E De Socaire, ArgentinaGUG (U. Chile)
M 3.1210 kmJUJUY (Argentina)INPRES

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