An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred in northwestern Argentina.

In the north-west of Argentina, an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred near the city of Salta. This was announced on September 4 by the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

It is noted that the source of the tremors lay at a depth of 176 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 186 km west of Salta. According to seismologists, the earthquake occurred at 04:10 local time (07:10 Moscow time).

There was no information about casualties or damage.

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Earlier, tremors were reported in Japan and Pakistan.

Earlier, on September 1, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in Afghanistan. Tremors were recorded 50 km northeast of the city of Jalalabad with a population of 200 thousand people. The hearth was located at a depth of 10 km. According to the latest data, 1,457 people died as a result of the incident, and another 3,394 were injured.

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