M4.5 earthquake Jujuy, Argentina
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Jujuy, Argentina on Wed, Mar 31, 1982, 6:37 AM GMT-4 (10:37 UTC), 203 km (126 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 35 km WNW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-31 10:37:47 UTC
- Depth
- 203.4 km (126.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.712° S, 66.688° 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: 3 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 usp0001kfk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.