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″S64°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″S69°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″S64°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″S65°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″S64°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″S68°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″S65°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″S64°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″S64°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″S69°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″S57°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″S65°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″S69°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″S66°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″S63°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″S68°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″S69°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″S65°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″S65°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″S64°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″S64°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″S65°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″S68°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″S68°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″S69°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″S68°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″S68°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″S66°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″S65°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″S65°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″S64°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″S66°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″S67°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″S68°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″S64°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″S58°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″S64°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″S68°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″S68°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″S64°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″S68°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″S64°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″S62°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″S63°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″S68°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″S69°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″S60°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″S68°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″S67°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″S64°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″S64°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″S67°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″S67°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″S67°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″S67°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″S64°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″S68°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″S64°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″S69°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″S68°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″S65°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″S64°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″S66°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″S65°50′24″W / 28.573°S 65.840°W / -28.573; -65.840	22	1
2006 Mendoza earthquake	2006-08-05	11:03:00 a.m.	5.7	V-VI	33°13′S68°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″S64°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″S66°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″S65°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″S63°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″S64°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″S68°47′56″W / 31.833°S 68.799°W / -31.833; -68.799	20.8	-	[2]
2025 Drake Passage earthquake	2025-05-02	12:58:26 UTC	Mw 7.4	V	56°46′55″S68°12′32″W / 56.782°S 68.209°W / -56.782; -68.209	10		[3]

See also

• List of earthquakes in Mendoza Province

References

1. INPRES. "Listado de Terremotos Históricos".
2. ANSS. "Search results" . Retrieved September 11, 2025.
3. "M 7.4 – 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 May 2025.