Argentina earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Jujuy, Argentina

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Jujuy, Argentina on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 10:40 PM GMT-4 (02:40 UTC), 228 km (142 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 44 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-11 02:40:22 UTC
Depth
228.0 km (141.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
23.022° S, 66.767° W
Region
Argentina
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6118 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2023 days ago · 200 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.586 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 2022 days ago · 244 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.3Jujuy, Argentina · 2018 days ago · 238 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.294 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina · 2006 days ago · 196 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.8112 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina · 2005 days ago · 211 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.581 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 2000 days ago · 220 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.575 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 1995 days ago · 276 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.5122 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 1991 days ago · 257 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.2104 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina · 1987 days ago · 201 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.744 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina · 1983 days ago · 250 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2122 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2038 days ago · 229 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.3Jujuy, Argentina · 2057 days ago · 243 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.469 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina · 2063 days ago · 224 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000di0v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.