May 28, 2002 Earthquake: Aminga, Anillaco, Agua Blanca, Chuquis, Argentina

Name: May 28, 2002 Earthquake: Aminga, Anillaco, Agua Blanca, Chuquis, Argentina
Start: 2002-05-28
Location: Aminga, Anillaco, Agua Blanca, Chuquis, Argentina

May 28, 2002 · M6 · 40 houses destroyed

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Aminga, Anillaco, Agua Blanca, Chuquis, Argentina on May 28, 2002 at 04:04:22 UTC, 22 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: May 28, 2002
Time: 04:04:22 UTC
Place: Aminga, Anillaco, Agua Blanca, Chuquis, Argentina
Magnitude: 6 (Mw)
Focal depth: 22 km (14 mi)
Intensity: 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 28.937° S, 66.797° W
Country: Argentina

The toll

Injuries: 27
Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Houses destroyed: 40
Houses damaged: Many (101 to 1,000)

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.

Twenty-seven people injured and at least 40 houses destroyed at Aminga, Anillaco, Agua Blanca and Chuquis. Fifty percent of houses damaged in Castro Barros Department, La Rioja. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Felt strongly in Catamarca, Cordoba, San Juan, Santiago del Estero and Tucuman Provinces. (reference #1053)

Earthquake that affected the Castro Barros Department, caused 27 minor injuries, more than a hundred houses destroyed or damaged in Aminga, Anillaco, Chuquis, Pinchas, Agua Blanca, Los Molinos and Anjullón. The intensity was VIII degrees Mercalli. (reference #14044)

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 5637.