An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred early morning on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at 2:05 am local time near La Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja Province, Argentina, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 79.20 km. 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Chamical (pop. 13,400) located 39 km from the epicenter, Villa San Agustin (pop. 6,900) 86 km away, and La Rioja (pop. 178,900) 94 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 2, 2026 02:05 am (GMT -3) local time (2 May 2026 05:05 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 79.20 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 30.24°S / 66.7°W (Departamento de General Angel Penaloza, La Rioja Province, Argentina)Primary data source: GFZ