A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Wednesday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:33:54 / 10:33 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000q0nf. Event ids that are associated: us7000q0nf. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 267.124 km (166 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 267.124 km, -66.1564° West, -22.4304° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/05/25 / 2025-05-21 22:33:54 / May 21, 2025 @ 10:33 pm.

Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villazón, La Quiaca, Abra Pampa. Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.

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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: 57 km NW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.

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