M4.5 earthquake 42 km W of Mendoza, Argentina
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 42 km W of Mendoza, Argentina on Sun, Jan 3, 2016, 8:04 AM GMT-3 (11:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-01-03 11:04:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.946° S, 69.275° W
- Region
- Argentina
- Felt reports
- 10
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Mendoza and places near the epicenter. Also felt at San Rafael.
From the USGS event page for us10004bfa. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 54
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004bfa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.