Argentina earthquakes

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.

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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

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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

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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.

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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.