2.6
Earthquake Details: 53 km from Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina
Sep 30, 2026, 15:00:40
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near 53 km from Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina on Sep 30, 2026 at 15:00:40. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -128 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-128 km
Significance0
Latitude-28.7000
Longitude-67.3600
Event IDemsc:20260930_0000180
Magnitude2.6
Updated:Sep 30, 2026, 15:08:19 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 30, 2026, 12:00:40 GMT-3
- UTC
- Sep 30, 2026, 15:00:40 UTC
-128 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0Salta, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3La Rioja, ArgentinaBeforeM3.6Salta, ArgentinaBeforeM3.2Salta, ArgentinaBeforeM3.1Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.0Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.0La Rioja, ArgentinaBeforeM3.2Salta, ArgentinaBeforeM3.5Salta, ArgentinaBeforeM3.6Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.9Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.3Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBefore
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