2.5
Earthquake Details: 47 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina
Sep 16, 2026, 19:40:42
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near 47 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina on Sep 16, 2026 at 19:40:42. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude-31.0700
Longitude-68.5000
Event IDemsc:20260916_0000263
Magnitude2.5
Updated:Sep 16, 2026, 19:50:04 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 16, 2026, 16:40:42 GMT-3
- UTC
- Sep 16, 2026, 19:40:42 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.3Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM4.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.4Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.3Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.2Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM4.0San Luis, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3La Rioja, ArgentinaBeforeM4.1Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.9San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM4.1Coquimbo, ChileBefore
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