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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 47 km north of Ciudad de San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan, Argentina, on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 10:52 pm (GMT -3) -

Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 122 km depth

2 Dec 01:58 UTC: First to report: INPRES after 6 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 2, 2022 01:52:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 10:52 pm (GMT -3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	122.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	31.14°S / 68.36°W (Departamento de Albardon, San Juan, Argentina)
Antipode	31.14°N / 111.64°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INPRES
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	35 km (22 mi) NNE of San Martin (pop: 10,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) NNE of Albardon (pop: 20,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) NNE of Chimbas (pop: 73,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) NNE of Villa Paula de Sarmiento (pop: 19,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Santa Lucia (pop: 43,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Ciudad de San Juan (pop: 447,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 200 km (124 mi) NNE of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 336 km (209 mi) NE of Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 25.6°C (78 F), humidity: 32%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	122 km	SAN JUAN (Argentina)	INPRES

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Juntas del Toro (CO01/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 210 km / 131 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Juntas del Toro: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Juntas del Toro: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Juntas del Toro: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Bocatoma Colorado (MT08/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 302 km / 188 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Bocatoma Colorado: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Bocatoma Colorado: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Bocatoma Colorado: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Llanos de Challe (AC04/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 419 km / 260 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Llanos de Challe: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Llanos de Challe: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Llanos de Challe: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Mina Guanaco, Chile (GO02/C network) | Distance from quake: 675 km / 420 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Mina Guanaco, Chile: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Mina Guanaco, Chile: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Mina Guanaco, Chile: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Paso Flores, Argentina (PLCA/GT network) | Distance from quake: 1085 km / 674 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Paso Flores, Argentina: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Paso Flores, Argentina: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Paso Flores, Argentina: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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