Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes 292 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 292 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina, on Friday, 24 Jul 2026 at 23:10:29 GMT. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the seismic event occurred at a depth of 10 km. The coordinates of the earthquake's epicenter were -57.3066 latitude and -66.8383 longitude.

The USGS, a scientific agency of the United States government, monitors and reports on earthquakes globally. They determine earthquake magnitudes by analyzing seismic waves recorded by a network of seismographs. This data is then processed to pinpoint the earthquake's location, depth, and time of occurrence.