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M2.7 Earthquake near Albardón, San Juan (Argentina)

UTC time: 2026-04-28 03:42:44 UTC Local time: —

Magnitude

M2.7

Depth: 94.0 km
Source: EMSC

San Juan · Albardón

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About this earthquake

On April 28, 2026 at 03:42 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near Albardón, San Juan (Argentina). 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 event was recorded by EMSC. Argentina: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 9 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

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Magnitude

M2.7

Depth

94.0 km

UTC time

2026-04-28 03:42:44 UTC

Local time

—

Country

Argentina

State

San Juan

City

Albardón

County

Albardón

Source

emsc

Coordinates

-31.32000, -68.52000

Temperature

8.9°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

94 km

94 km — shallower than the regional average (140.6 km)

Regional average: 140.6 km

Why depth matters

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

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Maipo

Distance: 339 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
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Distance: 387 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'189 m ·Argentina
Palomo

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Distance: 422 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'999 m ·Argentina

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportArgentina · UAQ · SANU
29.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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San Juan

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,034 Catalogue entries

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