M6.1 earthquake 13 km NW of Añatuya, Argentina
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Añatuya, Argentina on Sun, Apr 23, 2000, 2:01 PM GMT-3 (17:01 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mwc), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-23 17:01:17 UTC
- Depth
- 609.8 km (378.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 28.384° S, 62.943° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 40°, dip 5°, rake -40°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 170°, dip 86°, rake -94°
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 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009rrz (also filed as choy20000423170117, gcmtb042300d, gcmt20000423170117, iscgem1734700). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.