A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Añatuya in Argentina. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/12/25 / 2025-12-27 10:40:49 / December 27, 2025 @ 10:40 am. Exact location of event, longitude -63.1554 West, latitude -28.27 South, depth = 588.313 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 588.313 km (366 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000rl1p. Event ids that are associated: us7000rl1p. The temblor was reported at 10:40:49 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter).

The epicenter was 38 km (24 miles) from Añatuya (c. 20 300 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Quimilí (c. 11 000 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Suncho Corral (c. 6 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Beltrán (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Beltrán, Quimilí, Suncho Corral (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop).

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

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