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M2.9 Earthquake near SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA (Argentina)

UTC time: 2025-12-04 06:57:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 4, 2025 at 06:57 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA (Argentina). At around 121 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 M4.4.

Details

ID
ab3c7416ecb69e8fc5417d63c4ebbf31ba98844d
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
121.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-04 06:57:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Argentina
City
San Juan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-28.91000, -69.54000
Temperature
3.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 121.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 121.2 km
Intermediate
121.2 km
121.2 km — close to the regional average (140.5 km)
Regional average: 140.5 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

  • Tipas
    Distance: 213 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Solo, El
    Distance: 217 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 223 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 242 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 261 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Condor, El
    Distance: 279 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'373 m ·Argentina

San Juan

Context for this earthquake

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

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