Argentina earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 44 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 44 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina on Mon, Jan 2, 1978, 10:10 PM GMT-3 (01:10 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 56 km NE of Caucete, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jan 2, 1978, 10:10 PM GMT-3
UTC: 1978-01-03 01:10:04 UTC
Depth: 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.551° S, 67.829° W
Region: Argentina
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 67

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sbe (also filed as iscgem687191). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.