Sismo muy débil mag. 3.6 - Departamento de Los Andes, 222 km WNW of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina, Saturday, 06 Mar. 2021 -

Sismo muy débil mag. 3.6 - Departamento de Los Andes, 222 km WNW of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina, Saturday, 06 Mar. 2021

Sismo muy débil magnitud 3.6 at 202 km depth

6 Mar 13:04 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 11 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 6 Mar 2021 12:53:29 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 09:53 (GMT -3)
Magnitud: 3.6
Profundidad: 202.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 24.24°S / 67.52°W (Departamento de Los Andes, Provincia de Salta, Argentina)
Volcán mas cercano: Aracar (25 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
122 km al O de San Antonio de los Cobres (pop: 4,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
222 km al ONO de Ciudad de Salta (pop: 512,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
226 km al O de San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
234 km al O de Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
245 km al SE de Calama (Antofagasta, Chile) (pop: 143,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
269 km al O de San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
282 km al O de Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
348 km al OSO de San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (pop: 74,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
368 km al NO de San Miguel de Tucumán (Tucuman) (pop: 781,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
425 km al OSO de Tartagal (pop: 60,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 13.3°C (56 F), humidity: 38%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from S
Fuente primaria de datos: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
3.6202 kmSALTA, ARGENTINAEMSC
3.6204 km83 Km Al SE De Socaire, ArgentinaGUG (U. Chile)
3.3199 kmSALTA (Argentina)INPRES

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Salta / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Empezo como si fuera pasando un camion bajo lis pipies todo bribaba y se sentia q hiba aumentando hasta q los pies se sentia sonaban las copas y luego de 40 segundos creo yo se mantubo y ya termino a unos 15 minutos se sintio otra vez pero mas corto  
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