A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 83 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (52 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 166.356 km (103 miles). Unique identifier: us7000pxga. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pxga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/05/25 / 2025-05-06 08:28:01 / May 6, 2025 @ 8:28 am. Exact location of earthquake, -67.1447° West, -24.2491° South, depth 166.356 km. The temblor was detected at 08:28:01 / 8:28 am (local time epicenter).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 83 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.

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