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M3.9 Earthquake near Valle Fértil, San Juan (Argentina)

UTC time: 2025-03-12 23:53:15 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.9 earthquake was recorded near Valle Fértil, San Juan (Argentina) on March 12, 2025 at 23:53 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 312 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by USP. Argentina: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 9 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.5.

Details

ID
4843dafdccee3bb71efe9885cf1b1b2fc64c64a2
Magnitude
M3.9
Depth
312.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-12 23:53:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Argentina
State
San Juan
City
Valle Fértil
County
Valle Fértil
Source
usp
Coordinates
-30.44896, -67.78027

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 312 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 312 km
Deep
312 km
312 km — deeper than the regional average (140.6 km)
Regional average: 140.6 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

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    Distance: 410 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 4'670 m ·Last eruption: -2300 ·Argentina

San Juan

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 413 Catalogue entries

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