M4.5 earthquake Salta, Argentina
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Salta, Argentina on Tue, Jan 12, 1982, 5:18 AM GMT-3 (08:18 UTC), 170 km (105 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-12 08:18:58 UTC
- Depth
- 169.7 km (105.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.211° S, 66.988° 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
- 4.243 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina · 16299 days ago · 196 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.669 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina · 16289 days ago · 177 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j03. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.