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M5.9 Depth: 176.5 km

M5.9 Earthquake near 91 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (Argentina)

UTC time: 2025-09-04 04:10:18 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On September 4, 2025 at 04:10 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near 91 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (Argentina). At around 176 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS. Argentina: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 12 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.9.

Details

Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
176.5 km
UTC time
2025-09-04 04:10:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Argentina
City
Salta
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-24.38330, -67.20050
Temperature
-3.5°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Salta186.1 kmE520'683

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

95%Similarity M5.92025-09-04 UTC 13.5 km ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.5 km 93%Similarity M5.82025-09-04 UTC 14.0 kmChile-Argentina Border Region ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 7.5 km 88%Similarity M5.12025-09-04 UTC 5.8 km86 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina ΔM 0.8Depth difference: 1.5 km 83%Similarity M5.22025-06-15 UTC 25.0 km72 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina ΔM 0.7Depth difference: 3.1 km 80%Similarity M5.72025-09-04 UTC 37.4 kmSalta Province, Argentina [Land: Argentina] ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 36.7 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours7
First 24 hours18
First 72 hours30
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M5.22025-09-04 04:10:21 UTC64.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Salta (Monde) M3.82025-09-04 04:20:01 UTC38.4 km M3.62025-09-04 04:35:27 UTC39.2 km M3.72025-09-04 05:08:14 UTC34.7 km M3.12025-09-04 08:10:30 UTC14.0 km M3.42025-09-04 08:24:30 UTC52.1 km M3.22025-09-04 09:59:47 UTC93.9 km M2.92025-09-04 10:34:41 UTC82.2 km M3.52025-09-04 10:44:32 UTC58.2 km M3.52025-09-04 11:36:06 UTC43.0 km M3.22025-09-04 11:54:59 UTC77.0 km M3.52025-09-04 13:16:11 UTC26.0 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥4112
Earlier events M≥510
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-09-04 04:10:10 UTC13.5 km M5.82025-09-04 04:10:09 UTC14.0 kmChile-Argentina Border Region M5.72025-09-04 04:10:10 UTC37.4 kmSalta Province, Argentina [Land: Argentina] M5.62025-04-18 00:10:18 UTC133.7 km65 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile M5.22025-06-15 17:31:03 UTC25.0 km72 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

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