September 22, 1908 Earthquake: Cordoba, Argentina
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Cordoba, Argentina on September 22, 1908 at 17:00 UTC, 100 km below the surface.
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
- September 22, 1908
- Time
- 17:00 UTC
- Place
- Cordoba, Argentina
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 100 km (62 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.500° S, 64.500° W
- Country
- Argentina
The toll
- 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.
It caused damage in Dean Funes, Cruz del Eje and Soto, towns in the northwest of Cordoba. It was felt in the provinces of Cordoba, south of Santiago del Estero, La Rioja and Catamarca. Its intensity was estimated at VII degrees Mercalli. (reference #14044)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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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 10876.