M4.8 earthquake 52 km NE of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Caucete, Argentina on Sun, Oct 7, 1979, 10:52 PM GMT-3 (01:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 48 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-08 01:52:36 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.366° S, 67.842° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013a1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.