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M5.2 earthquake - 69 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

2449 d ago · 1 Feb 2020, 02:35 UTC 69 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina on 1 Feb 2020, 02:35 UTC at a depth of 161 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 Rosario de Lerma, about 152 km away in Salta, Argentina.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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