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M2.8 Earthquake near SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

UTC time: 2026-03-23 08:06:25 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
94.0 km
Source
EMSC

SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA on March 23, 2026 at 08:06 UTC. At around 94 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
136fa0a484931b74996ca9e46ff8651596947873
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
94.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-23 08:06:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-31.26000, -68.71000
Temperature
14.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 94 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 94 km
Intermediate
94 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 261 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • San Jose
    Distance: 302 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Maipo
    Distance: 340 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Atuel, Caldera del
    Distance: 387 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'189 m ·Argentina
  • Palomo
    Distance: 401 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'860 m ·Chile
  • Risco Plateado
    Distance: 424 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'999 m ·Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportArgentina · UAQ · SANU
    44.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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