M4.4 earthquake 56 km ESE of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Caucete, Argentina on Tue, Apr 13, 1982, 11:30 PM GMT-3 (02:30 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km S of Nueve de Julio, 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
- 1982-04-14 02:30:41 UTC
- Depth
- 46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.814° S, 67.713° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.267 km NE of Caucete, Argentina · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.547 km S of Nueve de Julio, Argentina · 16203 days ago · 132 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.249 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 16194 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.456 km SE of Caucete, Argentina · 16187 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kq4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.