M4.4 earthquake 41 km NW of Vinchina, Argentina
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Vinchina, Argentina on Fri, Aug 7, 1981, 8:24 PM GMT-3 (23:24 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 39 km S of Tinogasta, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-07 23:24:07 UTC
- Depth
- 86.8 km (53.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 28.516° S, 68.523° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.233 km NW of Vinchina, Argentina · 16491 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.639 km S of Tinogasta, Argentina · 16472 days ago · 145 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f5p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.