M4.2 earthquake 63 km SW of Mendoza, Argentina
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 63 km SW of Mendoza, Argentina on Wed, May 23, 2018, 8:21 PM GMT-3 (23:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-23 23:21:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.359° S, 69.222° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eb00. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.