Argentina earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 99 km E of Caucete, Argentina

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km E of Caucete, Argentina on Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 7:13 PM GMT-3 (22:13 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-12 22:13:50 UTC
Depth
46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.766° S, 67.235° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
35

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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.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dz81. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.