31 de diciembre, sismo 5,3ºRichter en SALTA, ARGENTINA

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


Magnitude 5.3

Date-Time Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 16:15:08 UTC

Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 01:15:08 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location 23.261°S, 64.208°W

Depth 13.1 km (8.1 miles)

Region SALTA, ARGENTINA

Distances 93 km (57 miles) SSW of Tartagal, Salta, Argentina

145 km (90 miles) NE of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina

152 km (94 miles) SSW of Yacuiba, Bolivia

1367 km (849 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina



Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 20.1 km (12.5 miles); depth +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles)

Parameters NST=133, Nph=133, Dmin=618.9 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp= 47°,

M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6

Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

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