A new earthquake in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, was felt on Tuesday afternoon (24) by the people of Chapeco in the west of Santa Catarina, just over 1200 km away. An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred at a depth of about 600 km, around 15:37.

Santa Maria district in Chapeco — Photo: Caroline Figueiredo/ND

In a commercial building located on Rua São João Del Rei, in the Santa Maria area, some employees felt the building shaking on the third and fourth floors, so the building had to be evacuated.

This was reported by one of the employees who felt the push, but did not want to identify himself. no data+ that she was sitting, working, when she felt her chair move back a little, and she felt dizzy. She said a colleague in the neighborhood had reported the same situation.

Also, according to the witness, some of the water bottles and flower vases on the table, as well as some of the tables, moved forward a little. Frightened and under the direction of CIPA (Internal Commission for the Prevention of Accidents), about 150 employees left the four-story building before the arrival of the municipal civil defense.

Luciano Huning, the civil defense coordinator, said he had inspected the building to look for possible damage, but nothing was found and everything was back to normal. Huning commented that there were similar reports in at least four buildings in the city.

According to the USGS (US Seismological Service), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 and a depth of 601.0 kilometers occurred. There are no reports of damage or injury.

New #Earthquake preliminary magnitude again 6.3 at Santiago del Estero and again at a depth of over 600 km!! Let’s wait for the final information calming and prevention pic.twitter.com/OK2HbSypT0

— KA-TET (@KaTetmx) January 24, 2023

Reports Confirm Tremor

On the page “Felt the shiver?” from the USP (University of Sao Paulo Seismology Center), a resident of Chapeco reported feeling tremors in the city around 3:40 pm. “Light objects, such as monitors on office desks, shook,” Nilvanio F.

On Twitter, a Chapeco resident posed the question: “Anyone else felt another quake. I felt it now in Chapeco,” said Simone Epifanio.

Yes, here in Santa Maria, we evacuated the building and called the civil defense. The information was that several places in Chapeco felt it, but this is just a reflection of the earthquake in Argentina and does not pose a danger.
But it was pretty scary.

—Marina (@dahmer_mary) January 24, 2023

In Londrina/PR around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, another page follower reported feeling a slight tremor. “I was working, I have two monitors with shockproof stands, very sensitive to touch and both shake. I felt a little dizzy, as if I was pulling out the carpet, ”commented Gabriela.

Another resident of the city in Parana asked if anyone else felt the trembling he had witnessed. People somewhere out there again have an earthquake, because here, at home, in Londrina, everything shook again,” Edener said.

People somewhere out there have another earthquake, because here, at home, in Londrina, everything shook again. #Earthquake #templore #earthquake

— Edener Reis (@EdenerReis) January 24, 2023

another push

Last Friday (20) an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, registered in the area of ​​Santiago del Estero, Argentina, around 19:00, was felt by residents of different areas of Chapeco.

According to firefighters, they received several phone calls from residents of San Cristovan, Santa Maria and even the city center, who reported tremors in their homes. There were no injuries.