List of earthquakes in Argentina
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This is a list of earthquake
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Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
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Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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- Details are approximate for old events.
- Magnitude is measured in the Richter magnitude scaleRichter magnitude scaleThe expression Richter magnitude scale refers to a number of ways to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in an earthquake....
. - Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scaleMercalli intensity scaleThe Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude M_w usually reported for an earthquake , which is a measure of the energy released...
. - Depth is given in mileMileA mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet . The mile of 5,280 feet is sometimes called the statute mile or land mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile...
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| Date | Time | Magnitude | Intensity | Epicenter | Depth | |
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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 |
| 1782 Mendoza earthquake 1782 Mendoza earthquake The 1782 Mendoza earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, on 22 May 1782, at about 4 PM . It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of 30 km.... |
1782-05-22 | 04:00:00 p.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 33°0′0"S 69°12′0"W | 20 |
| 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake The 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, on 4 July 1817, at about 05:30 PM. It was estimated magnitude 7.0 in the Richter scale... |
1817-07-04 | 05:30:00 p.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 28°0′0"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′0"W | 20 |
| 1844 Salta earthquake | 1844-10-18 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 6.5 | VII | 24°48′0"S 64°42′0"W | 20 |
| 1861 Mendoza earthquake 1861 Mendoza earthquake The 1861 Mendoza earthquake was a major seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place on 20 March 1861, at 11:30 PM. It had a magnitude of 7.2 on the Surface wave magnitude scale and an intensity of IX in the Mercalli scale... |
1861-03-20 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 7.0 | IX | 32°53′59"S 68°54′0"W | 20 |
| 1863 Jujuy earthquake 1863 Jujuy earthquake The 1863 Jujuy earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, on 14 January 1863, at about 11:00 . It had an estimated magnitude of 6.4 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of about .... |
1863-01-14 | 11:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 23°36′0"S 65°0′0"W | 20 |
| 1871 Orán earthquake | 1871-10-09 | 02:15:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 23°6′0"S 64°17′59"W | 20 |
| 1874 Orán earthquake | 1874-07-06 | 07:00:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 23°0′0"S 64°12′0"W | 20 |
| 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake | 1888-06-05 | 03:20:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 34°36′0"S 57°53′59"W | 20 |
| 1892 Recreo earthquake 1892 Recreo earthquake The 1892 Recreo earthquake was an earthquake that took place in the Catamarca Province of Argentina on 21 March 1892, at about 01:45 AM, with magnitude 6.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located approximately at , and at a depth of about .... |
1892-03-21 | 01:45:00 a.m. | 6.0 | VII | 29°30′0"S 65°0′0"W | 20 |
| 1894 San Juan earthquake 1894 San Juan earthquake The 1894 San Juan earthquake was a major seismic movement that took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 27 October 1894, at about 07:30 PM. It was the most powerful earthquake recorded in Argentina, with magnitude 8.0 on the Richter scale... |
1894-10-27 | 07:30:00 p.m. | 8.0 | IX | 29°48′0"S 69°0′0"W | 20 |
| 1898 Catamarca earthquake | 1898-02-05 | 12:57:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 28°26′59"S 66°9′0"W | 20 |
| 1899 Yacuiba earthquake | 1899-03-23 | 08:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 22°6′0"S 63°47′59"W | 20 |
| 1899 La Rioja earthquake | 1899-04-12 | 04:10:00 p.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 28°38′59"S 68°24′0"W | 20 |
| 1903 Mendoza earthquake | 1903-08-12 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 32°6′0"S 69°5′59"W | 45 |
| 1906 Tafí del Valle earthquake | 1906-11-17 | 04:30:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 26°45′0"S 65°42′0"W | 20 |
| 1907 Tucumán earthquake | 1907-08-11 | 01:15:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 27°11′59"S 65°30′0"W | 20 |
| 1908 Salta earthquake | 1908-02-05 | 08:50:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 25°11′59"S 64°42′0"W | 20 |
| 1908 Cruz del Eje earthquake | 1908-09-22 | 05:00:00 p.m. | 6.5 | VII | 30°30′0"S 64°30′0"W | 60 |
| 1913 Tucumán earthquake | 1913-11-06 | 04:45:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 26°48′0"S 65°5′59"W | 20 |
| 1917 Mendoza earthquake | 1917-07-27 | 02:51:40 a.m. | 6.5 | VII | 32°17′59"S 68°54′0"W | 30 |
| 1920 Mendoza earthquake 1920 Mendoza earthquake The 1920 Mendoza earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, on 17 December 1920, at 06:59:49 p.m. It recorded magnitude 6.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of 40 km.... |
1920-12-17 | 06:59:49 p.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 32°42′0"S 68°24′0"W | 25 |
| 1927 Mendoza earthquake | 1927-04-14 | 06:23:28 a.m. | 7.1 | VIII | 32°0′0"S 69°30′0"W | 70 |
| 1929 Mendoza earthquake | 1929-05-23 | 05:04:00 a.m. | 5.7 | VI | 32°53′59"S 68°54′0"W | 20 |
| 1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake | 1929-05-30 | 09:43:24 a.m. | 6.8 | VIII | 35°0′0"S 68°0′0"W | 25 |
| 1930 La Poma earthquake | 1930-12-24 | 06:02:50 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 24°41′59"S 66°17′59"W | 20 |
| 1931 El Naranjo earthquake | 1931-04-03 | 03:19:06 a.m. | 6.3 | VII | 27°0′0"S 65°0′0"W | 110 |
| 1933 Tucumán earthquake | 1933-02-12 | 04:05:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 26°36′0"S 65°20′59"W | 20 |
| 1934 Sampacho earthquake | 1934-06-11 | 03:07:09 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 33°30′0"S 64°30′0"W | 20 |
| 1936 San Luis earthquake | 1936-05-22 | 12:15:58 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 32°0′0"S 66°0′0"W | 25 |
| 1941 San Juan earthquake | 1941-07-03 | 07:11:43 a.m. | 6.2 | VII | 31°48′0"S 67°47′59"W | 12 |
| 1944 San Juan earthquake 1944 San Juan earthquake The 1944 San Juan earthquake took place in the province of San Juan, in the center-west area of Argentina, a region highly prone to seismic events. This moderate to strong earthquake destroyed a large part of San Juan, the provincial capital, and killed 10,000 of its inhabitants, 10% of its... |
1944-01-15 | 11:49:27 p.m. | 7.4 | IX | 31°23′59"S 68°24′0"W | 20 |
| 1947 Córdoba earthquake | 1947-01-16 | 02:37:40 a.m. | 5.5 | VII | 31°6′0"S 64°30′0"W | 30 |
| 1948 Corrientes earthquake | 1948-01-21 | 04:47:40 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 30°30′0"S 58°0′0"W | 20 |
| 1948 Salta earthquake 1948 Salta earthquake The 1948 Salta earthquake was a major seismic movement that took place in the province of Salta, Argentina on 25 August 1948, at 06:09:23 a.m. It recorded magnitude 7.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located in the east of the province at a depth of 50 km... |
1948-08-25 | 06:09:23 a.m. | 7.0 | IX | 24°53′59"S 64°47′59"W | 30 |
| 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake The 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the island of Tierra del Fuego, on 17 December 1949, at 06:53:30 AM. It recorded magnitude 7.8 in the Richter scale... |
1949-12-17 | 06:53:30 a.m. | 7.8 | VIII | 54°0′0"S 68°46′11"W | 20 |
| 1952 San Juan earthquake 1952 San Juan earthquake The 1952 San Juan earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 11 June 1952, at 12:31:37 a.m. It recorded magnitude 7.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of 30 km.... |
1952-06-11 | 12:31:37 a.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 31°36′0"S 68°35′59"W | 20 |
| 1955 Villa Giardino earthquake | 1955-03-28 | 06:20:41 a.m. | 6.9 | VI | 30°48′0"S 45°42′0"W | 15 |
| 1957 Villa Castelli earthquake | 1957-10-24 | 08:07:21 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 28°53′59"S 68°0′0"W | 23 |
| 1959 San Andrés earthquake | 1959-05-12 | 09:46:55 a.m. | 6.8 | VIII | 23°10′47"S 64°39′0"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′0"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. | 5.4 | VII | 24°34′12"S 64°34′47"W | 7 |
| 1974 Orán earthquake | 1974-08-17 | 10:08:46 p.m. | 5.0 | VII | 23°18′0"S 64°24′0"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 San Juan earthquake The 1977 San Juan earthquake was a major seismic movement that took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 23 November 1977, at 09:26:23 AM. It measured magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , and at a depth of 17 km... |
1977-11-23 | 09:26:23 a.m. | 7.4 | IX | 31°2′23"S 67°45′36"W | 11 |
| 1977 San Juan earthquake (aftershock) | 1977-12-06 | 05:05:06 p.m. | 5.9 | VI | 31°13′48"S 67°54′0"W | 13 |
| 1978 San Juan earthquake (aftershock) | 1978-01-17 | 11:33:14 a.m. | 5.7 | VI | 31°15′0"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 Mendoza earthquake The 1985 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place 7 minutes after midnight on 26 January 1985, and had a magnitude of 6.2 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located about 45 km southwest of Mendoza, the provincial capital,... |
1985-01-26 | 03:07:00 a.m. | 5.9 | VIII | 33°7′11"S 68°49′11"W | 7 |
| 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°0′36"W | 37 |
| 1997 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 1997-06-17 | 07:15:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | ||
| 2002 La Rioja earthquake | 2002-05-28 | 6.0 | VIII | |||
| 2004 Catamarca earthquake | 2004-09-07 | 08:53:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VII | 35 | |
| 2006 Mendoza earthquake 2006 Mendoza earthquake The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter scale... |
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 |
| 2009 Ituizaingó earthquake | 2009-11-10 | 02:40:00 p.m. | 3.5 | III | 27°18′00"S 56°42′50.4"W | 9 |
| 2009 Córdoba earthquake | 2009-12-25 | 09:42:00 p.m. | 4.0 | III | 16 | |
| 2010 Ushuaia earthquake | 2010-01-17 | 08:00:00 a.m. | 6.5 | VII | 58°05′49"S 66°39′4"W | 16 |
| 2010 San Juan earthquake | 2010-01-18 | 09:28:00 a.m. | 5.5 | IV-V | 70 | |
| 2010 Tucumán earthquake | 2010-01-19 | 02:28:00 p.m. | 5.4 | VII | 16 | |
| 2010 Salta earthquake 2010 Salta earthquake The 2010 Salta earthquake occurred on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 15:43:36 UTC in Salta Province, Argentina and had magnitude of 6.3. It occurred less than 12 hours after the far larger 2010 Chile earthquake, which killed over 500 people... |
2010-02-27 | 12:45:00 a.m. | 6.1 | VI | 24°35′16.8"S 65°25′55.2"W | 24 |
| 2011 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 2011-01-1 | 7.0 | VII | 26.758°S 63.103°W | 562 | |
| 2011 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 2011-02-21 | 5,9 | V | 27 | ||
| 2011 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 2011-09-2 | 6,9 | III | 635 |