List of earthquakes in Argentina

This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.

Details are approximate for older events.
Magnitude is measured on the Richter scale.
Intensity is measured on the Mercalli intensity scale.
Depth is given in kilometres.

1600–1899

	Date	Time	Mag.	Intensity	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll	Sources
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	13	^[1]
1782 Mendoza earthquake	1782-05-22	4:00:00 p.m.	7.0	VIII	33°00′00″S 69°12′0″W / 33.00000°S 69.20000°W / -33.00000; -69.20000	30	-	^[1]
1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake	1817-07-04	5:30:00 p.m.	7.0	VIII	28°00′00″S 64°30′0″W / 28.00000°S 64.50000°W / -28.00000; -64.50000	30	-	^[1]
1826 Trancas earthquake	1826-01-19	8:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	26°11′59″S 65°15′00″W / 26.19972°S 65.25000°W / -26.19972; -65.25000	30	2	^[1]
1844 Salta earthquake	1844-10-18	11:00:00 p.m.	6.5	VII	24°48′00″S 64°42′00″W / 24.80000°S 64.70000°W / -24.80000; -64.70000	30	-	^[1]
1861 Mendoza earthquake	1861-03-20	11:00:00 p.m.	7.2	IX-X	32°53′59″S 68°54′00″W / 32.89972°S 68.90000°W / -32.89972; -68.90000	30	4247	^[1]
1863 Jujuy earthquake	1863-01-14	11:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	23°36′00″S 65°00′00″W / 23.60000°S 65.00000°W / -23.60000; -65.00000	30	-	^[1]
1871 Orán earthquake	1871-10-09	2:15:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	23°6′00″S 64°17′59″W / 23.10000°S 64.29972°W / -23.10000; -64.29972	30	20	^[1]
1874 Orán earthquake	1874-07-06	7:00:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	23°00′00″S 64°12′00″W / 23.00000°S 64.20000°W / -23.00000; -64.20000	30	-	^[1]
1880 Tunuyan earthquake	1880-08-19	9:30:00 p.m.	5.5	VI	33°00′00″S 69°00′00″W / 33.00000°S 69.00000°W / -33.00000; -69.00000	30	1	^[1]
1888 Río de la Plata earthquake	1888-06-05	3:20:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	34°36′00″S 57°53′59″W / 34.60000°S 57.89972°W / -34.60000; -57.89972	30	-	^[1]
1892 Recreo earthquake	1892-03-21	1:45:00 a.m.	6.0	VII	29°30′00″S 65°00′00″W / 29.50000°S 65.00000°W / -29.50000; -65.00000	30	-	^[1]
1894 San Juan earthquake	1894-10-27	7:30:00 p.m.	7.5	IX	29°48′00″S 69°00′00″W / 29.80000°S 69.00000°W / -29.80000; -69.00000	30	58	^[1]
1898 Catamarca earthquake	1898-02-05	12:57:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	28°26′59″S 66°09′00″W / 28.44972°S 66.15000°W / -28.44972; -66.15000	30	-	^[1]
1899 Yacuiba earthquake	1899-03-23	8:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	22°06′00″S 63°47′59″W / 22.10000°S 63.79972°W / -22.10000; -63.79972	30	3	^[1]
1899 La Rioja earthquake	1899-04-12	4:10:00 p.m.	6.4	VIII	28°38′59″S 68°24′00″W / 28.64972°S 68.40000°W / -28.64972; -68.40000	30	11	^[1]

20th century

	Date	Time	Mag.	Intensity	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll	Sources
1903 Mendoza earthquake	1903-08-12	11:00:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	32°06′00″S 69°05′59″W / 32.10000°S 69.09972°W / -32.10000; -69.09972	70	7	^[1]
1906 Tafí del Valle earthquake	1906-11-17	4:30:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	26°45′00″S 65°42′00″W / 26.75000°S 65.70000°W / -26.75000; -65.70000	30	-	^[1]
1907 Tucumán earthquake	1907-08-11	1:15:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	27°11′59″S 65°30′00″W / 27.19972°S 65.50000°W / -27.19972; -65.50000	30	-	^[1]
1908 Salta earthquake	1908-02-05	8:50:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	25°11′59″S 64°42′00″W / 25.19972°S 64.70000°W / -25.19972; -64.70000	30	-	^[1]
1908 Cruz del Eje earthquake	1908-09-22	5:00:00 p.m.	6.5	VII	30°30′00″S 64°30′00″W / 30.50000°S 64.50000°W / -30.50000; -64.50000	100	-	^[1]
1913 Tucumán earthquake	1913-11-06	4:45:00 p.m.	5.5	VI	26°48′00″S 65°05′59″W / 26.80000°S 65.09972°W / -26.80000; -65.09972	30	-	^[1]
1917 Mendoza earthquake	1917-07-27	2:51:40 a.m.	6.5	VII	32°17′59″S 68°54′00″W / 32.29972°S 68.90000°W / -32.29972; -68.90000	50	2	^[1]
1920 Mendoza earthquake	1920-12-17	6:59:49 p.m.	6.0	VIII	32°42′00″S 68°24′00″W / 32.70000°S 68.40000°W / -32.70000; -68.40000	40	250	^[1]
1927 Mendoza earthquake	1927-04-14	6:23:28 a.m.	7.1	VIII	32°00′00″S 69°30′00″W / 32.00000°S 69.50000°W / -32.00000; -69.50000	110	2	^[1]
1929 Mendoza earthquake	1929-05-23	5:04:00 a.m.	5.7	VI	32°53′59″S 68°54′00″W / 32.89972°S 68.90000°W / -32.89972; -68.90000	30	-	^[1]
1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake	1929-05-30	9:43:24 a.m.	6.8	VIII	35°00′00″S 68°00′00″W / 35.00000°S 68.00000°W / -35.00000; -68.00000	40	40	^[1]
1930 La Poma earthquake	1930-12-24	6:02:50 a.m.	6.0	VIII	24°41′59″S 66°17′59″W / 24.69972°S 66.29972°W / -24.69972; -66.29972	30	33	^[1]
1931 El Naranjo earthquake	1931-04-03	3:19:06 a.m.	6.3	VII	27°00′00″S 65°00′00″W / 27.00000°S 65.00000°W / -27.00000; -65.00000	180	-	^[1]
1933 Tucumán earthquake	1933-02-12	4:05:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	26°36′00″S 65°20′59″W / 26.60000°S 65.34972°W / -26.60000; -65.34972	30	-	^[1]
1934 Sampacho earthquake	1934-06-11	3:07:09 a.m.	6.0	VIII	33°30′00″S 64°30′00″W / 33.50000°S 64.50000°W / -33.50000; -64.50000	30	-	^[1]
1936 San Luis earthquake	1936-05-22	12:15:58 a.m.	6.0	VIII	32°00′00″S 66°00′00″W / 32.00000°S 66.00000°W / -32.00000; -66.00000	40	-	^[1]
1941 San Juan earthquake	1941-07-03	7:11:43 a.m.	6.2	VII	31°48′00″S 67°47′59″W / 31.80000°S 67.79972°W / -31.80000; -67.79972	20	2	^[1]
1944 San Juan earthquake	1944-01-15	11:49:27 p.m.	7.4	IX	31°23′59″S 68°24′00″W / 31.39972°S 68.40000°W / -31.39972; -68.40000	30	10000	^[1]
1947 Córdoba earthquake	1947-01-16	2:37:40 a.m.	5.5	VII	31°06′00″S 64°30′00″W / 31.10000°S 64.50000°W / -31.10000; -64.50000	50	-	^[1]
1948 Corrientes earthquake	1948-01-21	4:47:40 p.m.	5.5	VI	30°30′00″S 58°00′00″W / 30.50000°S 58.00000°W / -30.50000; -58.00000	30	-	^[1]
1948 Salta earthquake	1948-08-25	6:09:23 a.m.	7.0	IX	24°53′59″S 64°47′59″W / 24.89972°S 64.79972°W / -24.89972; -64.79972	50	2	^[1]
1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakess	1949-12-17	6:53:30 a.m.	7.7	VIII	54°00′00″S 68°46′11″W / 54.00000°S 68.76972°W / -54.00000; -68.76972	30	1	^[1]
1952 San Juan earthquake	1952-06-11	12:31:37 a.m.	7.0	VIII	31°36′00″S 68°35′59″W / 31.60000°S 68.59972°W / -31.60000; -68.59972	30	2	^[1]
1955 Villa Giardino earthquake	1955-05-28	6:20:41 a.m.	7.3	VI	31°02′00″S 64°29′00″W / 31.03333°S 64.48333°W / -31.03333; -64.48333	25	-	^[1]
1957 Villa Castelli earthquake	1957-10-24	8:07:21 p.m.	6.0	VII	28°53′59″S 68°00′00″W / 28.89972°S 68.00000°W / -28.89972; -68.00000	37	-	^[1]
1959 San Andrés earthquake	1959-05-12	9:46:55 a.m.	6.8	VIII	23°10′47″S 64°39′00″W / 23.17972°S 64.65000°W / -23.17972; -64.65000	100	-	^[1]
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 62.34000°W / -27.71972; -62.34000	50	-	^[1]
1966 Tartagal earthquake	1966-10-30	5:43:52 a.m.	4.8	VI	22°25′12″S 63°53′59″W / 22.42000°S 63.89972°W / -22.42000; -63.89972	20	-	^[1]
1966 San Juan earthquake	1966-11-10	3:02:32 a.m.	5.9	VI	31°56′59″S 68°24′00″W / 31.94972°S 68.40000°W / -31.94972; -68.40000	110	-	^[1]
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 69.17000°W / -32.71972; -69.17000	45	-	^[1]
1968 Chaco earthquake	1968-10-15	7:54:20 p.m.	5.0	VI	26°52′12″S 60°52′48″W / 26.87000°S 60.88000°W / -26.87000; -60.88000	70	-	^[1]
1972 San Juan earthquake	1972-09-26	9:05:43 p.m.	5.8	VI	30°53′59″S 68°12′35″W / 30.89972°S 68.20972°W / -30.89972; -68.20972	17	-	^[1]
1973 Catamarca earthquake	1973-11-03	2:17:38 p.m.	5.8	VI	25°58′48″S 67°42′35″W / 25.98000°S 67.70972°W / -25.98000; -67.70972	27	-	^[1]
1973 Salta earthquake	1973-11-19	11:19:32 a.m.	5.9	VII	24°34′12″S 64°34′47″W / 24.57000°S 64.57972°W / -24.57000; -64.57972	12	-	^[1]
1974 Orán earthquake	1974-08-17	10:08:46 p.m.	5.0	VII	23°18′00″S 64°24′00″W / 23.30000°S 64.40000°W / -23.30000; -64.40000	30	-	^[1]
1977 La Rioja earthquake	1977-06-07	1:31:23 p.m.	5.1	VII	29°44′23″S 67°47′59″W / 29.73972°S 67.79972°W / -29.73972; -67.79972	102	-	^[1]
1977 San Juan earthquake	1977-11-23	9:26:23 a.m.	7.4	IX	31°02′23″S 67°45′36″W / 31.03972°S 67.76000°W / -31.03972; -67.76000	17	65	^[1]
1977 San Juan earthquake (aftershock)	1977-12-06	5:05:06 p.m.	5.9	VI	31°13′48″S 67°54′00″W / 31.23000°S 67.90000°W / -31.23000; -67.90000	21	-	^[1]
1978 San Juan earthquake (aftershock)	1978-01-17	11:33:14 a.m.	5.7	VI	31°15′00″S 67°59′23″W / 31.25000°S 67.98972°W / -31.25000; -67.98972	20	-	^[1]
1981 Tucumán earthquake	1981-05-09	9:50:39 a.m.	5.0	VI	26°34′12″S 64°53′24″W / 26.57000°S 64.89000°W / -26.57000; -64.89000	38	-	^[1]
1985 Mendoza earthquake	1985-01-26	3:07:00 a.m.	6.2	VIII	33°07′11″S 68°49′11″W / 33.11972°S 68.81972°W / -33.11972; -68.81972	12	6	^[1]
1992 Timbo Viejo earthquake	1992-02-29	4:17:19 p.m.	5.2	VI	26°40′47″S 64°55′48″W / 26.67972°S 64.93000°W / -26.67972; -64.93000	23	-	^[1]
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 69.23000°W / -31.55972; -69.23000	113	-	^[1]
1993 San Juan earthquake	1993-10-30	5:59:02 p.m.	5.9	VI	31°41′59″S 68°13′48″W / 31.69972°S 68.23000°W / -31.69972; -68.23000	107	-	^[1]
1993 San Francisco earthquake	1993-12-17	5:30:26 a.m.	4.3	VI	23°33′35″S 65°00′36″W / 23.55972°S 65.01000°W / -23.55972; -65.01000	60	-	^[1]
1997 Santiago del Estero earthquake	1997-06-17	7:15:00 p.m.	5.5	VI	27°44′38″S 64°45′11″W / 27.74389°S 64.75306°W / -27.74389; -64.75306	28.2	-	^[2]

21st century

	Date	Time	Mag.	Intensity	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll	Sources
2002 La Rioja earthquake	2002-05-28	1:04:28 a.m.	6.0	VIII	29°56′13″S 66°47′49″W / 29.93694°S 66.79694°W / -29.93694; -66.79694	22	-
2004 Catamarca earthquake	2004-09-07	8:53:00 a.m.	6.4	VII	28°34′23″S 65°50′24″W / 28.573°S 65.840°W / -28.573; -65.840	22	1	^[3]
2006 Mendoza earthquake	2006-08-05	11:03:00 a.m.	5.7	V-VI	33°13′S 68°57′W / 33.217°S 68.950°W / -33.217; -68.950	22	-
2009 Jujuy earthquake	2009-11-06	5:49:00 a.m.	5.5	V-VI	23°30′21″S 64°33′43″W / 23.50583°S 64.56194°W / -23.50583; -64.56194	5	-	^[2]
2010 Ushuaia earthquake	2010-01-17	8:00:00 a.m.	6.5	VII	58°05′49″S 66°39′04″W / 58.09694°S 66.65111°W / -58.09694; -66.65111	5	-	^[2]
2010 Salta earthquake	2010-02-27	12:45:00 a.m.	6.1	VII	24°35′16.8″S 65°25′55.2″W / 24.588000°S 65.432000°W / -24.588000; -65.432000	24	2	^[2]
2011 Santiago del Estero earthquake	2011-01-1	17:28:15 UTC	7.0	VII	26°45′29″S 63°06′11″W / 26.758°S 63.103°W / -26.758; -63.103	592.9	-	^[2]
2015 El Galpon earthquake	2015-10-17	11:33:09 UTC	5.8	VI	25°28′01″S 64°29′02″W / 25.467°S 64.484°W / -25.467; -64.484	17	1	^[2]
2021 San Juan earthquake	2021-01-19	02:46:22 UTC	6.4	VII	31°49′59″S 68°47′56″W / 31.833°S 68.799°W / -31.833; -68.799	20.8	-	^[4]
2025 Drake Passage earthquake	2025-05-02	12:58:26 UTC	M_w 7.4	V	56°46′55″S 68°12′32″W / 56.782°S 68.209°W / -56.782; -68.209	10		^[5]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 INPRES. "Listado de Terremotos Históricos". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2017-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
1 2 3 4 5 6 ANSS. "Search results". Retrieved September 11, 2025.
↑ "M 6.4 – 12 km SSW of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina". United States Geological Survey.
↑ "M 6.4 - 28 km SW of Pocito, Argentina". United States Geological Survey.
↑ "M 7.4 – 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[INPRES-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 INPRES. "Listado de Terremotos Históricos". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2017-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[ANSS-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 ANSS. "Search results". Retrieved September 11, 2025.

[3] "M 6.4 – 12 km SSW of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina". United States Geological Survey.

[4] "M 6.4 - 28 km SW of Pocito, Argentina". United States Geological Survey.

[5] "M 7.4 – 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

1600–1899

20th century

21st century

See also

References