M4.7 earthquake 64 km E of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 64 km E of Caucete, Argentina on Tue, Jul 11, 1978, 12:40 AM GMT-3 (03:40 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-11 03:40:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.623° S, 67.602° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.067 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 17600 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.664 km NE of Caucete, Argentina · 17574 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vh7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.