A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km NW of Candelaria, Argentina (49 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 08:42:18 / 8:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/10/25 / 2025-10-28 08:42:18 / October 28, 2025 @ 8:42 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 162.943 km (101 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rjw2. Id of event: us6000rjw2. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.3691 West, latitude -31.5175 South, depth = 162.943 km.

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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 79 km NW of Candelaria, Argentina.

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