M4.4 earthquake 57 km WNW of Calingasta, Argentina
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km WNW of Calingasta, Argentina on Tue, Mar 21, 2017, 8:56 AM GMT-3 (11:56 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-21 11:56:56 UTC
- Depth
- 133.1 km (82.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 31.051° S, 69.932° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.4 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008tiq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.