List of earthquakes in Argentina

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This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.

• Details are approximate for old events.
• Magnitude is measured in the Richter magnitude scale.
• Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
• Depth is given in kilometres.

	Date	Time	Magnitude	Intensity	Epicenter	Depth
1692 Salta earthquake	1692-09-13	11:00:00 a.m.	7.0	IX	25°23′59″S 64°47′59″W / 25.39972°S 64.79972°W / -25.39972; -64.79972	30
1782 Mendoza earthquake	1782-05-22	04:00:00 p.m.	7.0	VIII	33°0′0″S 69°12′0″W / 33°S 69.2°W / -33; -69.2	30
1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake	1817-07-04	05:30:00 p.m.	7.0	VIII	28°0′0″S 64°30′0″W / 28°S 64.5°W / -28; -64.5	30
1826 Trancas earthquake	1826-01-19	08:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	26°11′59″S 65°15′0″W / 26.19972°S 65.25°W / -26.19972; -65.25	30
1844 Salta earthquake	1844-10-18	11:00:00 p.m.	6.5	VII	24°48′0″S 64°42′0″W / 24.8°S 64.7°W / -24.8; -64.7	30
1861 Mendoza earthquake	1861-03-20	11:00:00 p.m.	7.0	IX	32°53′59″S 68°54′0″W / 32.89972°S 68.9°W / -32.89972; -68.9	30
1863 Jujuy earthquake	1863-01-14	11:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	23°36′0″S 65°0′0″W / 23.6°S 65°W / -23.6; -65	30
1871 Orán earthquake	1871-10-09	02:15:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	23°6′0″S 64°17′59″W / 23.1°S 64.29972°W / -23.1; -64.29972	30
1874 Orán earthquake	1874-07-06	07:00:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	23°0′0″S 64°12′0″W / 23°S 64.2°W / -23; -64.2	30
1888 Río de la Plata earthquake	1888-06-05	03:20:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	34°36′0″S 57°53′59″W / 34.6°S 57.89972°W / -34.6; -57.89972	30
1892 Recreo earthquake	1892-03-21	01:45:00 a.m.	6.0	VII	29°30′0″S 65°0′0″W / 29.5°S 65°W / -29.5; -65	30
1894 San Juan earthquake	1894-10-27	07:30:00 p.m.	8.0	IX	29°48′0″S 69°0′0″W / 29.8°S 69°W / -29.8; -69	30
1898 Catamarca earthquake	1898-02-05	12:57:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	28°26′59″S 66°9′0″W / 28.44972°S 66.15°W / -28.44972; -66.15	30
1899 Yacuiba earthquake	1899-03-23	08:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	22°6′0″S 63°47′59″W / 22.1°S 63.79972°W / -22.1; -63.79972	30
1899 La Rioja earthquake	1899-04-12	04:10:00 p.m.	6.4	VIII	28°38′59″S 68°24′0″W / 28.64972°S 68.4°W / -28.64972; -68.4	30
1903 Mendoza earthquake	1903-08-12	11:00:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	32°6′0″S 69°5′59″W / 32.1°S 69.09972°W / -32.1; -69.09972	70
1906 Tafí del Valle earthquake	1906-11-17	04:30:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	26°45′0″S 65°42′0″W / 26.75°S 65.7°W / -26.75; -65.7	30
1907 Tucumán earthquake	1907-08-11	01:15:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	27°11′59″S 65°30′0″W / 27.19972°S 65.5°W / -27.19972; -65.5	30
1908 Salta earthquake	1908-02-05	08:50:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	25°11′59″S 64°42′0″W / 25.19972°S 64.7°W / -25.19972; -64.7	30
1908 Cruz del Eje earthquake	1908-09-22	05:00:00 p.m.	6.5	VII	30°30′0″S 64°30′0″W / 30.5°S 64.5°W / -30.5; -64.5	100
1913 Tucumán earthquake	1913-11-06	04:45:00 p.m.	5.5	VI	26°48′0″S 65°5′59″W / 26.8°S 65.09972°W / -26.8; -65.09972	30
1917 Mendoza earthquake	1917-07-27	02:51:40 a.m.	6.5	VII	32°17′59″S 68°54′0″W / 32.29972°S 68.9°W / -32.29972; -68.9	50
1920 Mendoza earthquake	1920-12-17	06:59:49 p.m.	6.0	VIII	32°42′0″S 68°24′0″W / 32.7°S 68.4°W / -32.7; -68.4	40
1927 Mendoza earthquake	1927-04-14	06:23:28 a.m.	7.1	VIII	32°0′0″S 69°30′0″W / 32°S 69.5°W / -32; -69.5	110
1929 Mendoza earthquake	1929-05-23	05:04:00 a.m.	5.7	VI	32°53′59″S 68°54′0″W / 32.89972°S 68.9°W / -32.89972; -68.9	30
1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake	1929-05-30	09:43:24 a.m.	6.8	VIII	35°0′0″S 68°0′0″W / 35°S 68°W / -35; -68	40
1930 La Poma earthquake	1930-12-24	06:02:50 a.m.	6.0	VIII	24°41′59″S 66°17′59″W / 24.69972°S 66.29972°W / -24.69972; -66.29972	30
1931 El Naranjo earthquake	1931-04-03	03:19:06 a.m.	6.3	VII	27°0′0″S 65°0′0″W / 27°S 65°W / -27; -65	180
1933 Tucumán earthquake	1933-02-12	04:05:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	26°36′0″S 65°20′59″W / 26.6°S 65.34972°W / -26.6; -65.34972	30
1934 Sampacho earthquake	1934-06-11	03:07:09 a.m.	6.0	VIII	33°30′0″S 64°30′0″W / 33.5°S 64.5°W / -33.5; -64.5	30
1936 San Luis earthquake	1936-05-22	12:15:58 a.m.	6.0	VIII	32°0′0″S 66°0′0″W / 32°S 66°W / -32; -66	40
1941 San Juan earthquake	1941-07-03	07:11:43 a.m.	6.2	VII	31°48′0″S 67°47′59″W / 31.8°S 67.79972°W / -31.8; -67.79972	20
1944 San Juan earthquake	1944-01-15	11:49:27 p.m.	7.4	IX	31°23′59″S 68°24′0″W / 31.39972°S 68.4°W / -31.39972; -68.4	30
1947 Córdoba earthquake	1947-01-16	02:37:40 a.m.	5.5	VII	31°6′0″S 64°30′0″W / 31.1°S 64.5°W / -31.1; -64.5	50
1948 Corrientes earthquake	1948-01-21	04:47:40 p.m.	5.5	VI	30°30′0″S 58°0′0″W / 30.5°S 58°W / -30.5; -58	30
1948 Salta earthquake	1948-08-25	06:09:23 a.m.	7.0	IX	24°53′59″S 64°47′59″W / 24.89972°S 64.79972°W / -24.89972; -64.79972	50
1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake	1949-12-17	06:53:30 a.m.	7.8	VIII	54°0′0″S 68°46′11″W / 54°S 68.76972°W / -54; -68.76972	30
1952 San Juan earthquake	1952-06-11	12:31:37 a.m.	7.0	VIII	31°36′0″S 68°35′59″W / 31.6°S 68.59972°W / -31.6; -68.59972	30
1955 Villa Giardino earthquake	1955-03-28	06:20:41 a.m.	6.9	VI	30°48′0″S 45°42′0″W / 30.8°S 45.7°W / -30.8; -45.7	25
1957 Villa Castelli earthquake	1957-10-24	08:07:21 p.m.	6.0	VII	28°53′59″S 68°0′0″W / 28.89972°S 68°W / -28.89972; -68	37
1959 San Andrés earthquake	1959-05-12	09:46:55 a.m.	6.8	VIII	23°10′47″S 64°39′0″W / 23.17972°S 64.65°W / -23.17972; -64.65	100
1966 Belén earthquake	1966-10-21	12:39:39 p.m.	5.0	VII	27°43′11″S 62°20′24″W / 27.71972°S 62.34°W / -27.71972; -62.34	50
1966 Tartagal earthquake	1966-10-30	05:43:52 a.m.	4.8	VI	22°25′12″S 63°53′59″W / 22.42°S 63.89972°W / -22.42; -63.89972	20
1966 San Juan earthquake	1966-11-10	03:02:32 a.m.	5.9	VI	31°56′59″S 68°24′0″W / 31.94972°S 68.4°W / -31.94972; -68.4	110
1967 Mendoza earthquake	1967-04-25	10:36:15 a.m.	5.4	VI	32°43′11″S 69°10′12″W / 32.71972°S 69.17°W / -32.71972; -69.17	45
1968 Chaco earthquake	1968-10-15	07:54:20 p.m.	5.0	VI	26°52′12″S 60°52′48″W / 26.87°S 60.88°W / -26.87; -60.88	70
1972 San Juan earthquake	1972-09-26	09:05:43 p.m.	5.8	VI	30°53′59″S 68°12′35″W / 30.89972°S 68.20972°W / -30.89972; -68.20972	17
1973 Catamarca earthquake	1973-11-03	02:17:38 p.m.	5.8	VI	25°58′48″S 67°42′35″W / 25.98°S 67.70972°W / -25.98; -67.70972	27
1973 Salta earthquake	1973-11-19	11:19:32 a.m.	5.4	VII	24°34′12″S 64°34′47″W / 24.57°S 64.57972°W / -24.57; -64.57972	12
1974 Orán earthquake	1974-08-17	10:08:46 p.m.	5.0	VII	23°18′0″S 64°24′0″W / 23.3°S 64.4°W / -23.3; -64.4	30
1977 La Rioja earthquake	1977-06-07	01:31:23 p.m.	5.1	VII	29°44′23″S 67°47′59″W / 29.73972°S 67.79972°W / -29.73972; -67.79972	102
1977 San Juan earthquake	1977-11-23	09:26:23 a.m.	7.4	IX	31°2′23″S 67°45′36″W / 31.03972°S 67.76°W / -31.03972; -67.76	17
1977 San Juan earthquake (aftershock)	1977-12-06	05:05:06 p.m.	5.9	VI	31°13′48″S 67°54′0″W / 31.23°S 67.9°W / -31.23; -67.9	21
1978 San Juan earthquake (aftershock)	1978-01-17	11:33:14 a.m.	5.7	VI	31°15′0″S 67°59′23″W / 31.25°S 67.98972°W / -31.25; -67.98972	20
1981 Tucumán earthquake	1981-05-09	09:50:39 a.m.	5.0	VI	26°34′12″S 64°53′24″W / 26.57°S 64.89°W / -26.57; -64.89	38
1985 Mendoza earthquake	1985-01-26	03:07:00 a.m.	5.9	VIII	33°7′11″S 68°49′11″W / 33.11972°S 68.81972°W / -33.11972; -68.81972	12
1992 Timbo Viejo earthquake	1992-02-29	04:17:19 p.m.	5.2	VI	26°40′47″S 64°55′48″W / 26.67972°S 64.93°W / -26.67972; -64.93	23
1993 San Juan earthquake	1993-06-08	11:17:41 p.m.	6.5	VI	31°33′35″S 69°13′48″W / 31.55972°S 69.23°W / -31.55972; -69.23	113
1993 San Juan earthquake	1993-10-30	05:59:02 p.m.	5.9	VI	31°41′59″S 68°13′48″W / 31.69972°S 68.23°W / -31.69972; -68.23	107
1993 San Francisco earthquake	1993-12-17	05:30:26 a.m.	4.3	VI	23°33′35″S 65°0′36″W / 23.55972°S 65.01°W / -23.55972; -65.01	60

[edit] See also

• List of earthquakes in Mendoza Province

[edit] References

• (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. Listado de Terremotos Históricos.