Earthquake details

Saturday, August 5, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Argentina on Saturday, August 5, 2006 at 14:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Martín (Argentina - AR), about 23.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.719 and latitude -33.126.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -33.126, -68.719
UTC time 2006-08-05 14:03:44.230
Location San Martín
Country Argentina (AR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-05

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