M4.7 earthquake 60 km W of Cafayate, Argentina
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 60 km W of Cafayate, Argentina on Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 4:40 PM GMT-3 (19:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 64 km W of Cafayate, Argentina. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-13 19:40:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.156° S, 66.575° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.549 km SW of Cachí, Argentina · 7 days ago · 186 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.364 km W of Cafayate, Argentina · 2 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000th7y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.