A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 264 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina (164 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:48:04 / 7:48 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000pwuu. Event ids that are associated: us7000pwuu. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/05/25 / 2025-05-03 07:48:04 / May 3, 2025 @ 7:48 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -67.0685° West, -57.0831° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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

Questions or comments?

How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 264 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

Copyright © 2025 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.