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Thu, 1 May 2025, 16:13 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred only 7 minutes ago 62 km northwest of Chilecito, Argentina, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 131. km beneath the epicenter near Chilecito, Departamento de Chilecito, La Rioja Province, Argentina, around noon on Thursday, May 1st, 2025, at 1:04 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.8 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Vinchina (pop. 2,800) located 59 km from the epicenter, Tinogasta (pop. 14,500) 61 km away, Chilecito (pop. 42,200) 62 km away, Arauco (pop. 13,700) 81 km away, Villa Bustos (pop. 2,200) 95 km away, and La Rioja (pop. 178,900) 116 km away.
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