M5.0 earthquake 94 km E of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 94 km E of Caucete, Argentina on Fri, Mar 12, 1982, 7:45 PM GMT-3 (22:45 UTC), 135 km (84 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-12 22:45:56 UTC
- Depth
- 135.0 km (83.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 31.808° S, 67.296° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0001k3f. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.