Earthquake Details: Salta, Argentina

8/16/2026, 4:21:39 AM

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred near Salta, Argentina on 8/16/2026 at 4:21:39 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -223.6 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Argentina Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-223.6 km

Significance0

Latitude-23.8300

Longitude-67.1700

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000163

Magnitude3.5

Updated:8/16/2026, 4:26:54 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 1:21:39 AM GMT-3
UTC: 8/16/2026, 4:21:39 AM UTC

-223.6 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

San Salvador de Jujuy

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.4Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:11:15 AM M3.5Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:34:34 AM M3.3Salta, ArgentinaBefore8/15/2026, 7:16:05 AM M3.6Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 11:33:40 AM M3.6Tarapaca, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 12:53:30 PM M3.8Salta, ArgentinaBefore8/15/2026, 5:08:06 PM M3.2Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 8:07:38 PM M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 6:24:42 AM M4.6Jujuy, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 4:40:37 PM M3.7Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 7:08:08 PM M4.5100 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 9:06:07 PM M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 10:24:01 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 04:26 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.