Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Argentina on Sunday, January 4, 1976 at 04:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aguilares (Argentina - AR), about 70.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.231 and latitude -27.750.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 127.0 km
Coordinates -27.750, -66.231
UTC time 1976-01-04 04:42:02.900
Location Catamarca
Country Argentina (AR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-04

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