March 21, 1892 Earthquake: Catamarca, Argentina
An earthquake struck Catamarca, Argentina on March 21, 1892.
Map
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
- March 21, 1892
- Place
- Catamarca, Argentina
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.500° S, 65.000° W
- Country
- Argentina
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Strong earthquake in the locality of Recreo, which destroyed houses and caused some victims. It was felt with regular intensity in Tucuman. The intensity of the earthquake was of VII degrees Modified Mercalli. (reference #14044)
Note: reference is made to victims, it means people affected, i.e.: injured, dead and/or missing.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 10872.