January 19, 1826 Earthquake: Candelaria, Trancas, Zarate, El Tala, Argentina
An earthquake struck Candelaria, Trancas, Zarate, El Tala, Argentina on January 19, 1826.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- January 19, 1826
- Place
- Candelaria, Trancas, Zarate, El Tala, Argentina
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.200° S, 62.250° W
- Country
- Argentina
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1826 Jan 19, Tucuman. It caused damage in the towns of Candelaria, Trancas, Zarate and El Tala. It was felt very strongly in the cities of San Miguel de Tucuman and Sgo. del Estero. It caused some casualties in the region of Trancas. Its intensity was VII degrees Mercalli. (reference #14044)
Note: "victims" not clear if deaths so attributed as injuries.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10868.