2.9
Earthquake Details: San Juan, Argentina
Oct 2, 2026, 13:44:06
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near San Juan, Argentina on Oct 2, 2026 at 13:44:06. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -106 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-106 km
Significance0
Latitude-30.6500
Longitude-68.7500
Event IDemsc:20261002_0000171
Magnitude2.9
Updated:Oct 2, 2026, 13:50:20 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 2, 2026, 10:44:06 GMT-3
- UTC
- Oct 2, 2026, 13:44:06 UTC
-106 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.1Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.6Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.9Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.3Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.1Libertador O'Higgins, ChileBeforeM3.2San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.6Catamarca, ArgentinaAfterM4.330 km NNW of Valparaiso, ChileAfterM3.4La Rioja, ArgentinaAfterM3.7Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.3Atacama, ChileAfter
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