Argentina earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 74 km SW of Calingasta, Argentina

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 74 km SW of Calingasta, Argentina on Thu, Feb 23, 2017, 2:10 PM GMT-3 (17:10 UTC), 144 km (90 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 57 km WNW of Calingasta, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-02-23 17:10:12 UTC
Depth
144.2 km (89.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
31.730° S, 70.055° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 8.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008ltu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.