Argentina earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 53 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina on Wed, Nov 23, 1977, 10:38 AM GMT-3 (13:38 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 48 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Nov 23, 1977, 10:38 AM GMT-3
UTC: 1977-11-23 13:38:48 UTC
Depth: 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.418° S, 67.787° W
Region: Argentina
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rpc (also filed as iscgem690763). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.