Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.0 quake hits 78 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina in the afternoon
5.0 quake 26 Nov 5:44 pm (GMT -3)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 19 minutes ago 78 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 172.9 km beneath the epicenter near San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, in the afternoon on Sunday, November 26th, 2023, at 5:44 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile at magnitude 5.1, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Antonio de los Cobres (pop. 4,000) located 78 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 26, 2023 05:44 pm (Salta time) local time (26 Nov 2023 20:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 172.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.02°S / 67.06°W (Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, Argentina)
Primary data source: USGS
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