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M2.5 Earthquake near SANTA CRUZ, ARGENTINA (Argentina)

UTC time: 2025-05-13 01:40:08 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near SANTA CRUZ, ARGENTINA (Argentina) on May 13, 2025 at 01:40 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Argentina: 12 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.0.

Details

ID
57bdf5595db4928e8311ff789b36ee3c2ebbca67
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-13 01:40:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Argentina
City
Santa Cruz
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-51.36000, -72.06000
Temperature
-0.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (142.9 km)
Regional average: 142.9 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 13, 2025, 1:48 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • 28 de Noviembre AirportArgentina · RYO · SAWT
    29.4 kmStraight-line distance
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    47.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 2,454 Catalogue entries

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