M4.8 earthquake 57 km W of La Quiaca, Argentina
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 57 km W of La Quiaca, Argentina on Wed, Jun 3, 1981, 12:16 PM GMT-4 (16:16 UTC), 260 km (161 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 55 km W of Abra Pampa, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-03 16:16:44 UTC
- Depth
- 259.7 km (161.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.134° S, 66.152° 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.
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2112 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 16537 days ago · 225 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.055 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 16502 days ago · 246 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e02. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.