A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 66 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (41 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 205.253 km (128 miles). Global time and date of event 12/02/25 / 2025-02-12 21:32:41 / February 12, 2025 @ 9:32 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pd8t. Id of event: us7000pd8t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -66.9375° West, -24.014° South, depth 205.253 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:32:41 / 9:32 pm (local time epicenter).

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

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 66 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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