2.6
Earthquake Details: 38 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina
Sep 30, 2026, 17:09:41
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near 38 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina on Sep 30, 2026 at 17:09:41. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -114 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-114 km
Significance0
Latitude-31.3920
Longitude-68.9110
Event IDemsc:20260930_0000217
Magnitude2.6
Updated:Sep 30, 2026, 17:36:22 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 30, 2026, 14:09:41 GMT-3
- UTC
- Sep 30, 2026, 17:09:41 UTC
-114 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.3La Rioja, ArgentinaBeforeM3.2Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.0Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.0La Rioja, ArgentinaBeforeM4.2Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.1Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.6Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.9Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.3Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM2.9Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM2.9Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2Coquimbo, ChileBefore
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