Light earthquake, 4.3 mag strikes near Calingasta in Argentina

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Calingasta in Argentina. Event id: us6000qk12. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qk12. Exact location, longitude -70.0102° West, latitude -31.9437° South, depth = 109.727 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:55:57 / 4:55 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/06/25 / 2025-06-13 04:55:57 / June 13, 2025 @ 4:55 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 109.727 km (68 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salamanca, Calingasta (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Calingasta (c. 8 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 87 km SW of Calingasta, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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