Urgent: 5.0 magnitude quake hits 43 km NNW of Chamical, Argentina -- USGS

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Urgent: 5.0 magnitude quake hits 43 km NNW of Chamical, Argentina -- USGS

Xinhua
02 May 2026, 11:15 GMT+

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 43 km NNW of Chamical, Argentina at 0504 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 30.01 degrees south latitude and 66.51 degrees west longitude.

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