A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 78 km WNW of Vinchina, Argentina (48 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:23:52 / 9:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.274 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/02/25 / 2025-02-26 21:23:52 / February 26, 2025 @ 9:23 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -68.9073 West, latitude -28.4093 South, depth = 114.274 km. Event id: us6000pvpj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pvpj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 78 km WNW of Vinchina, Argentina.

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