M5.0 earthquake 50 km E of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 50 km E of Caucete, Argentina on Mon, Jun 26, 1978, 3:49 PM GMT-3 (18:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 64 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-26 18:49:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.573° S, 67.752° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.764 km E of Caucete, Argentina · 17613 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.067 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 17598 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.664 km NE of Caucete, Argentina · 17572 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vap (also filed as iscgem681491). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.