A earthquake magnitude 6.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 284 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina (176 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:59:14 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: at00svnbao. Ids that are associated to the event: pt25122002, at00svnbao. Exact location of earthquake, -67.3° West, -57.3° South, depth 45 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Ushuaia in Argentina (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/05/25 / 2025-05-02 17:59:14 / May 2, 2025 @ 5:59 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 45 km (28 miles).

In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. Each year there are an estimated 135 quakes in the world.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 284 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina.

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