M5.4 earthquake 22 km NW of Albardón, Argentina
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Albardón, Argentina on Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 8:53 PM GMT-3 (23:53 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-28 23:53:14 UTC
- Depth
- 86.9 km (54.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 31.273° S, 68.668° W
- Region
- Argentina
- Felt reports
- 21
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.054 · 33 stations |
| 5.36 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
21 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.4 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 70°, dip 42°, rake -75°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 230°, dip 50°, rake -103°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.9 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 21°
- Stations used
- 342
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.461 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina · 3164 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 4.730 km SSE of Pocito, Argentina · 3131 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 4.557 km SW of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina · 3124 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 4.348 km SW of Pocito, Argentina · 3115 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cqsd (also filed as iscgem611835850). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.