A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 88 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (55 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/09/25 / 2025-09-12 04:30:06 / September 12, 2025 @ 4:30 am. Exact location, longitude -67.1512° West, latitude -23.9994° South, depth = 188.646 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 188.646 km (117 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:30:06 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000qvm9. Event ids that are associated: us7000qvm9.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 88 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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