Saturday 5 August 2023, 09:20: earthquake at Santiago Del Estero, Argentina

Earthquakes with magnitude 6.2 felt at 09:20 on 5 August 2023.
Place: Santiago Del Estero, Argentina.

On Saturday 5 August 2023 at 09:20 an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 and depth 597.7 km was recorded in Santiago Del Estero, Argentina. Further info on the EMSC webpage by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are classified into superficial (hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and deep (hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 09:20 on 5 August 2023 with epicenter Santiago Del Estero, Argentina, having a depth of 597.7 km is therefore classified as deep.
Being of magnitude 6.2, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of 160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.

Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org

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Epicenter map of the earthquake that occurred on 5 August 2023, at 09:20, Magnitude = 6.2.