M5.4 earthquake Salta, Argentina
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in Salta, Argentina on Wed, Mar 12, 1986, 7:04 PM GMT-3 (22:04 UTC), 206 km (128 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
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-12 22:04:19 UTC
- Depth
- 206.2 km (128.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.112° S, 66.803° 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 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.165 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina · 14796 days ago · 221 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.963 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina · 14749 days ago · 208 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rt9 (also filed as gcmtb031286a, gcmt19860312220419, iscgem500369). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.