M5.3 earthquake 55 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina on Tue, Oct 24, 1978, 10:36 PM GMT-3 (01:36 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-25 01:36:41 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.525° S, 67.712° 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
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.019 km E of San Martín, Argentina · 17493 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5San Juan, Argentina · 17489 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x4e (also filed as iscgem675798). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.