A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Tinogasta in Argentina on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 116.252 km, -67.451° West, -28.2643° South. Event id: us7000qufq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qufq. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:55:15 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116.252 km (72 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/09/25 / 2025-09-06 18:55:15 / September 6, 2025 @ 6:55 pm. 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 Arauco, Fiambalá, Tinogasta (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 25 km (16 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 fifteen 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.

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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. 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: 24 km SSE of Tinogasta, Argentina.

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