List_of_earthquakes_in_Argentina
This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.
- Details are approximate for old events.
- Magnitude is measured in the Richter magnitude scale.
- Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
- Depth is given in miles.
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| Date | Time | Mag. | Intensity | Epicenter | Depth | Death toll | |
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| 1692 Salta earthquake | 1692-09-13 | 11:00:00 a.m. | 7.0 | IX | 25°23′59″S 64°47′59″W | 20 | 13 |
| 1782 Mendoza earthquake | 1782-05-22 | 04:00:00 p.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 33°00′00″S 69°12′0″W | 20 | - |
| 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 1817-07-04 | 05:30:00 p.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 28°00′00″S 64°30′0″W | 20 | - |
| 1826 Trancas earthquake | 1826-01-19 | 08:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 26°11′59″S 65°15′00″W | 20 | 2 |
| 1844 Salta earthquake | 1844-10-18 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 6.5 | VII | 24°48′00″S 64°42′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1861 Mendoza earthquake | 1861-03-20 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 7.0 | IX | 32°53′59″S 68°54′00″W | 20 | 4,247 |
| 1863 Jujuy earthquake | 1863-01-14 | 11:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 23°36′00″S 65°00′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1871 Orán earthquake | 1871-10-09 | 02:15:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 23°6′00″S 64°17′59″W | 20 | 20 |
| 1874 Orán earthquake | 1874-07-06 | 07:00:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 23°00′00″S 64°12′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1880 Tunuyan earthquake | 1880-08-19 | 09:30:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 33°00′00″S 69°00′00″W | 20 | 1 |
| 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake | 1888-06-05 | 03:20:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 34°36′00″S 57°53′59″W | 20 | - |
| 1892 Recreo earthquake | 1892-03-21 | 01:45:00 a.m. | 6.0 | VII | 29°30′00″S 65°00′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1894 San Juan earthquake | 1894-10-27 | 07:30:00 p.m. | 8.0 | IX | 29°48′00″S 69°00′00″W | 20 | 58 |
| 1898 Catamarca earthquake | 1898-02-05 | 12:57:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 28°26′59″S 66°09′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1899 Yacuiba earthquake | 1899-03-23 | 08:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 22°06′00″S 63°47′59″W | 20 | 3 |
| 1899 La Rioja earthquake | 1899-04-12 | 04:10:00 p.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 28°38′59″S 68°24′00″W | 20 | 11 |
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| Date | Time | Mag. | Intensity | Epicenter | Depth | Death toll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 Mendoza earthquake | 1903-08-12 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 32°06′00″S 69°05′59″W | 45 | 7 |
| 1906 Tafí del Valle earthquake | 1906-11-17 | 04:30:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 26°45′00″S 65°42′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1907 Tucumán earthquake | 1907-08-11 | 01:15:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 27°11′59″S 65°30′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1908 Salta earthquake | 1908-02-05 | 08:50:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 25°11′59″S 64°42′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1908 Cruz del Eje earthquake | 1908-09-22 | 05:00:00 p.m. | 6.5 | VII | 30°30′00″S 64°30′00″W | 60 | - |
| 1913 Tucumán earthquake | 1913-11-06 | 04:45:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 26°48′00″S 65°05′59″W | 20 | - |
| 1917 Mendoza earthquake | 1917-07-27 | 02:51:40 a.m. | 6.5 | VII | 32°17′59″S 68°54′00″W | 30 | 2 |
| 1920 Mendoza earthquake | 1920-12-17 | 06:59:49 p.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 32°42′00″S 68°24′00″W | 25 | 250 |
| 1927 Mendoza earthquake | 1927-04-14 | 06:23:28 a.m. | 7.1 | VIII | 32°00′00″S 69°30′00″W | 70 | 2 |
| 1929 Mendoza earthquake | 1929-05-23 | 05:04:00 a.m. | 5.7 | VI | 32°53′59″S 68°54′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake | 1929-05-30 | 09:43:24 a.m. | 6.8 | VIII | 35°00′00″S 68°00′00″W | 25 | 40 |
| 1930 La Poma earthquake | 1930-12-24 | 06:02:50 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 24°41′59″S 66°17′59″W | 20 | 33 |
| 1931 El Naranjo earthquake | 1931-04-03 | 03:19:06 a.m. | 6.3 | VII | 27°00′00″S 65°00′00″W | 110 | - |
| 1933 Tucumán earthquake | 1933-02-12 | 04:05:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 26°36′00″S 65°20′59″W | 20 | - |
| 1934 Sampacho earthquake | 1934-06-11 | 03:07:09 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 33°30′00″S 64°30′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1936 San Luis earthquake | 1936-05-22 | 12:15:58 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 32°00′00″S 66°00′00″W | 25 | - |
| 1941 San Juan earthquake | 1941-07-03 | 07:11:43 a.m. | 6.2 | VII | 31°48′00″S 67°47′59″W | 12 | 2 |
| 1944 San Juan earthquake | 1944-01-15 | 11:49:27 p.m. | 7.4 | IX | 31°23′59″S 68°24′00″W | 20 | 10,000 |
| 1947 Córdoba earthquake | 1947-01-16 | 02:37:40 a.m. | 5.5 | VII | 31°06′00″S 64°30′00″W | 30 | - |
| 1948 Corrientes earthquake | 1948-01-21 | 04:47:40 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 30°30′00″S 58°00′00″W | 20 | - |
| 1948 Salta earthquake | 1948-08-25 | 06:09:23 a.m. | 7.0 | IX | 24°53′59″S 64°47′59″W | 30 | 2 |
| 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake | 1949-12-17 | 06:53:30 a.m. | 7.8 | VIII | 54°00′00″S 68°46′11″W | 20 | 1 |
| 1952 San Juan earthquake | 1952-06-11 | 12:31:37 a.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 31°36′00″S 68°35′59″W | 20 | 2 |
| 1955 Villa Giardino earthquake | 1955-05-28 | 06:20:41 a.m. | 7.3 | VI | 31°02′00″S 64°29′00″W | 215 | - |
| 1957 Villa Castelli earthquake | 1957-10-24 | 08:07:21 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 28°53′59″S 68°00′00″W | 23 | - |
| 1959 San Andrés earthquake | 1959-05-12 | 09:46:55 a.m. | 6.8 | VIII | 23°10′47″S 64°39′00″W | 60 | - |
| 1966 Belén earthquake | 1966-10-21 | 12:39:39 p.m. | 5.0 | VII | 27°43′11″S 62°20′24″W | 30 | - |
| 1966 Tartagal earthquake | 1966-10-30 | 05:43:52 a.m. | 4.8 | VI | 22°25′12″S 63°53′59″W | 12 | - |
| 1966 San Juan earthquake | 1966-11-10 | 03:02:32 a.m. | 5.9 | VI | 31°56′59″S 68°24′00″W | 70 | - |
| 1967 Mendoza earthquake | 1967-04-25 | 10:36:15 a.m. | 5.4 | VI | 32°43′11″S 69°10′12″W | 28 | - |
| 1968 Chaco earthquake | 1968-10-15 | 07:54:20 p.m. | 5.0 | VI | 26°52′12″S 60°52′48″W | 45 | - |
| 1972 San Juan earthquake | 1972-09-26 | 09:05:43 p.m. | 5.8 | VI | 30°53′59″S 68°12′35″W | 10 | - |
| 1973 Catamarca earthquake | 1973-11-03 | 02:17:38 p.m. | 5.8 | VI | 25°58′48″S 67°42′35″W | 17 | - |
| 1973 Salta earthquake | 1973-11-19 | 11:19:32 a.m. | 5.9 | VII | 24°34′12″S 64°34′47″W | 12 | - |
| 1974 Orán earthquake | 1974-08-17 | 10:08:46 p.m. | 5.0 | VII | 23°18′00″S 64°24′00″W | 19 | - |
| 1977 La Rioja earthquake | 1977-06-07 | 01:31:23 p.m. | 5.1 | VII | 29°44′23″S 67°47′59″W | 63 | - |
| 1977 San Juan earthquake | 1977-11-23 | 09:26:23 a.m. | 7.4 | IX | 31°02′23″S 67°45′36″W | 11 | 65 |
| 1977 San Juan earthquake (aftershock) | 1977-12-06 | 05:05:06 p.m. | 5.9 | VI | 31°13′48″S 67°54′00″W | 13 | - |
| 1978 San Juan earthquake (aftershock) | 1978-01-17 | 11:33:14 a.m. | 5.7 | VI | 31°15′00″S 67°59′23″W | 12 | - |
| 1981 Tucumán earthquake | 1981-05-09 | 09:50:39 a.m. | 5.0 | VI | 26°34′12″S 64°53′24″W | 23 | - |
| 1985 Mendoza earthquake | 1985-01-26 | 03:07:00 a.m. | 5.9 | VIII | 33°07′11″S 68°49′11″W | 7 | 6 |
| 1992 Timbo Viejo earthquake | 1992-02-29 | 04:17:19 p.m. | 5.2 | VI | 26°40′47″S 64°55′48″W | 14 | - |
| 1993 San Juan earthquake | 1993-06-08 | 11:17:41 p.m. | 6.5 | VI | 31°33′35″S 69°13′48″W | 70 | - |
| 1993 San Juan earthquake | 1993-10-30 | 05:59:02 p.m. | 5.9 | VI | 31°41′59″S 68°13′48″W | 66 | - |
| 1993 San Francisco earthquake | 1993-12-17 | 05:30:26 a.m. | 4.3 | VI | 23°33′35″S 65°00′36″W | 37 | - |
| 1997 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 1997-06-17 | 07:15:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 27°44′38″S 64°45′11″W | 28 | - |
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| Date | Time | Mag. | Intensity | Epicenter | Depth | Death toll | |
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| 2002 La Rioja earthquake | 2002-05-28 | 01:04:28 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 29°56′13″S 66°47′49″W | 22 | - |
| 2004 Catamarca earthquake | 2004-09-07 | 08:53:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VII | 28.573°S 65.840°W / -28.573; -65.840 | 35 | 1 |
| 2006 Mendoza earthquake | 2006-08-05 | 11:03:00 a.m. | 5.7 | V-VI | 33°13′S 68°57′W | 20 | - |
| 2009 Jujuy earthquake | 2009-11-06 | 05:49:00 a.m. | 5.5 | V-VI | 23°30′21″S 64°33′43″W | 9 | - |
| 2010 Ushuaia earthquake | 2010-01-17 | 08:00:00 a.m. | 6.5 | VII | 58°05′49″S 66°39′04″W | 16 | - |
| 2010 Tucumán earthquake | 2010-01-19 | 02:28:00 p.m. | 5.4 | VII | 27°35′02″S 65°49′44″W | 16 | - |
| 2010 Salta earthquake | 2010-02-27 | 12:45:00 a.m. | 6.1 | VII | 24°35′16.8″S 65°25′55.2″W | 24 | 2 |
| 2011 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 2011-01-1 | 17:28:15 UTC | 7.0 | VII | 26.758°S 63.103°W / -26.758; -63.103 | 562 | - |
| 2015 El Galpon earthquake | 2015-10-17 | 11:33:09 UTC | 5.8 | VI | 25.467°S 64.484°W / -25.467; -64.484 | 17 | 1 |
| 2021 San Juan earthquake | 2021-01-19 | 02:46:22 UTC | 6.4 | VII | 31.833°S 68.799°W / -31.833; -68.799 | 20.8 | - |
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- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. Listado de Terremotos Históricos.