M5.1 earthquake near Belén, Catamarca
3466 d ago · 20 Apr 2017, 21:24 UTC 19 km W of La Puerta de San José, Argentina
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 19 km W of La Puerta de San José, Argentina on 20 Apr 2017, 21:24 UTC at a depth of 119 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Belén, about 23 km away in Catamarca, Argentina.
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