M4.3 earthquake 67 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 67 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina on Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 10:12 PM GMT-3 (01:12 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 24 km NNW of Albardón, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-14 01:12:31 UTC
- Depth
- 46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.484° S, 67.600° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.024 km NNW of Albardón, Argentina · 3048 days ago · 106 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 9
- 4.097 km E of Caucete, Argentina · 3043 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000e022. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.