August 5, 2006 Earthquake: Mendoza, Argentina
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mendoza, Argentina on August 5, 2006 at 14:03:43 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
- August 5, 2006
- Time
- 14:03:43 UTC
- Place
- Mendoza, Argentina
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 22 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.131° S, 68.707° W
- Country
- Argentina
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
Minor damage to buildings in the epicentral
area. Felt (V) at Mendoza; (IV) at San Juan and San
Luis; (III) at Cordoba and La Rioja. Also felt at San
Martin. Felt (III) at Los Andes and San Felipe; (II)
at Santiago, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, Chile. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 20, 1861, Mendoza, San Luiz, Argentina
- January 15, 1944, San Juan Province, Argentina
- May 14, 1647, Santiago, Chile
- December 17, 1920, Mendoza, Argentina
- September 4, 1958, Chile-Argentina
- January 26, 1985, West Central, Mendoza, LA Ligua, Argentina
- June 11, 1952, San Juan, Argentina
- August 12, 1903, Mendoza, Argentina
- August 2, 2017, Santiago, Chile
- May 22, 1782, Mendoza, Argentina
- December 10, 2008, Potrerillos, Argentina
- April 14, 1927, Mendoza, Chile, Argentina
- October 27, 1894, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, Argentina
- January 19, 2021, San Juan Province, Argentina
- June 5, 1942, Canada,seca,las Malvinas, Argentina
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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 7364.