Argentina earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 94 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 94 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina on Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 3:58 AM GMT-4 (07:58 UTC), 191 km (119 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 86 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 3:58 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2021-07-26 07:58:08 UTC
Depth: 190.9 km (118.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 23.152° S, 66.596° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 87°
Stations used: 38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ez4e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.