2.8
Earthquake Details: San Juan, Argentina
Sep 27, 2026, 18:36:26
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near San Juan, Argentina on Sep 27, 2026 at 18:36:26. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -198 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-198 km
Significance0
Latitude-30.6400
Longitude-68.6200
Event IDemsc:20260927_0000235
Magnitude2.8
Updated:Sep 27, 2026, 18:43:15 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 27, 2026, 15:36:26 GMT-3
- UTC
- Sep 27, 2026, 18:36:26 UTC
-198 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.5Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.7Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM5.262 km SW of San Antonio, ChileBeforeM3.3Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.3San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.8Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.5San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3La Rioja, ArgentinaBeforeM4.2Valparaiso, ChileAfterM3.6Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.9Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfter
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