A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 265 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina (165 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -66.9503 West, latitude -57.0721 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/05/25 / 2025-05-02 15:42:53 / May 2, 2025 @ 3:42 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 15:42:53 / 3:42 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pwmq. Unique identifier: us7000pwmq. The earthquake was roughly 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).

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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