Earthquakes in Argentina

In Argentina there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Measured against the size of the country, earthquakes occur very rarely.

81 people died since 1950 by direct consequences of earthquakes.

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Most recent events

This list includes the strongest earthquakes recorded in or around Argentina by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the past 14 days. Whether an event is listed here depends largely on its magnitude, but also on its distance from inhabited areas. All data refer to the local time. This page is updated daily at 11am UTC.

May 24, 12:47 am
Magnitude 5.2: 56 km north-northwest of Vallenar, Chile at a depth of 46.70 km.
May 21, 6:56 am
Magnitude 4.4: 54 km north-northwest of Valparaíso, Chile at a depth of 24.59 km.
May 20, 6:07 am
Magnitude 5.8: 82 km northwest of Coquimbo, Chile at a depth of 10 km.
May 17, 4:19 am
Magnitude 4.6: 33 km southeast of Coihueco, Chile at a depth of 10 km.
May 15, 10:00 am
Magnitude 4.5: 92 km north-northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres at a depth of 206.66 km.
May 14, 2:07 am
Magnitude 4.3: 108 km west-northwest of Quirihue, Chile at a depth of 10 km.
May 13, 6:47 am
Magnitude 4.3: 77 km west-northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres at a depth of 216.72 km.
May 11, 9:15 am
Magnitude 4.5: 69 km south-southwest of Vinchina at a depth of 131.41 km.
May 11, 10:01 pm
Magnitude 4.6: 39 km southwest of Tinogasta at a depth of 171.73 km.
May 10, 8:06 pm
Magnitude 6.8: 78 km north-northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres at a depth of 193.81 km. Tsunami warning!

Earthquakes in Argentina since 1950

The strongest earthquake in Argentina happened on 11/23/1977 in the region San Juan Province (Mendoza) with a magnitude of 7.4 on the Richter scale. The shifting of tectonic plates in a depth of 24 km resulted in 70 deaths.

Date	Region	Depth	Magnitude	Deaths
01/19/2021	San Juan Province	20 km	6.4	0
10/17/2015	Galpon		5.8	2
02/27/2010	Salta	37 km	6.3	2
12/10/2008	Potrerillos	50 km	4.1	0
08/05/2006	Mendoza	43 km	5.6	0
09/07/2004	Catamarca	6 km	6.1	1
05/28/2002	Aminga, Anillaco, Agua Blanca, Chuquis	22 km	6.0	0
01/26/1985	West Central, Mendoza, La Ligua	57 km	6.9	6
11/23/1977	San Juan Province (Mendoza)	24 km	7.4	70
07/01/1974	Los Toldos	54 km	5.9	0

These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.

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