Leggero terremoto magnitudine 4.1 - 1 km a ovest da San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, mercoledì, 28 ottobre 2020 -

Leggero terremoto magnitudine 4.1 - 1 km a ovest da San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, mercoledì, 28 ottobre 2020

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 176 km depth

28 Oct 05:54 UTC: Primo a segnalare: INPRES dopo 5 minuti.
28 Oct 11:14: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.0 a 4.1. Profondità ricalcolata da 200.0 a 176.0 km (da 124 a 109 mi). Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 2.6 km (1.6 mi) al E.
Data & ora: 28 Oct 2020 05:49:17 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: 28/10/2020 02:49:17
Magnitudine: 4.1
Profondità: 176.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 24.19°S / 67.304°W (Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina)
Vulcano più vicino: Aracar (45 km / 28 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
203 km ONO da Salta (pop: 512,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
1445 km NO da Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky -1.4°C (29 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WNW
Fonte dati primaria: INPRES
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
[smaller] [bigger]
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!
Also if you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it! Your contribution is valuable also to earthquake science and earthquake hazard analysis and mitigation efforts. You can use your device location or the map to indicate where you were during the earthquake. Thank you!

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 4.1176 km- 107 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaINPRES
M 4.6183 km103 Km W of San Antonio De Los Cobres, ArgentinaEMSC
M 4.2183 km82 Km Al SE De Socaire, ArgentinaGUG (U. Chile)
M 4.6189 km107 Km W of San Antonio De Los Cobres, ArgentinaUSGS
M 4.6189 km107 Km W of San Antonio De Los Cobres, ArgentinaUSGS
M 4.6189 km107 Km W of San Antonio De Los Cobres, ArgentinaUSGS

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
1263.6 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 10-15 s
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
verso l'alto

Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 203 km west of Salta, Argentina, on 28/10/2020 02:49:17

Map of earlier quakes

Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
verso l'alto
Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our server!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
Our server is reaching its limits and we need financing to increase capacity in order to deal with huge activity peaks when quakes occur. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every penny counts and every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features and in upgrading our software, please make a donation (PayPal or Online cc payment).

Planned features:
  • Weather reports
  • Tsunami alerts
  • Design upgrades
  • Faster responsiveness
Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:
  • Earthquake archive from 1900 onwards
  • Additional seismic data sources
  • Improved content in English
Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS
Thank you! With best regards from the VolcanoDiscovery team.
Copyrights: VolcanoDiscovery e da altre fonti come indicato.
Uso di materiale: Most texts and images, in particular photographs, on this website are protected by copyright. Further reproduction and use of without authorization is usually not consented. If you are not sure or need licensing rights for photographs, for example for publications and commercial use, please contact us.