Summary:

• A 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred near San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta, Argentina, recorded at 3:36 pm local time on December 11, 2023, with a depth of 192 km; no significant damage is expected, but reports are sought for further updates.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Monday, December 11th, 2023, at 3:36 pm local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 192 km below the surface.

The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.5 as well.

Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in San Antonio de los Cobres (pop. 4,000) located 47 km from the epicenter, and Santa Rosa de Tastil (pop. 2,000) 90 km away.

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