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M2.8 Earthquake near SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA (Argentina)

UTC time: 2025-07-21 02:49:43 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA (Argentina) on July 21, 2025 at 02:49 UTC. At around 131 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Argentina: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 16 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.6.

Details

ID
c5f77e6835dff22740f7af98804a6917528ec4ba
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
130.5 km
UTC time
2025-07-21 02:49:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Argentina
City
San Juan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-30.75000, -70.19000
Temperature
-4.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 130.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 130.5 km
Intermediate
130.5 km
130.5 km — close to the regional average (142.9 km)
Regional average: 142.9 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: 300 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • San Jose
    Distance: 339 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Maipo
    Distance: 381 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 426 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Atuel, Caldera del
    Distance: 428 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'189 m ·Argentina
  • Palomo
    Distance: 429 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'860 m ·Chile

San Juan

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 978 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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