M4.5 earthquake 47 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina on Sun, Jan 15, 1978, 9:17 PM GMT-3 (00:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 56 km NE of Caucete, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-16 00:17:26 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.554° S, 67.795° W
- Region
- Argentina
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.856 km NE of Caucete, Argentina · 17780 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.630 km SE of Caucete, Argentina · 17775 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.044 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 17736 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
Before
- 4.966 km SSW of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina · 17794 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.244 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 17794 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.158 km SSW of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina · 17796 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.367 km S of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina · 17805 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.771 km E of Caucete, Argentina · 17805 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.351 km SSW of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina · 17805 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.766 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 17807 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.779 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 17808 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Earthquakes todayArgentina earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000shw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.