Back to map

M4.6 Earthquake near La Rioja Province, Argentina

UTC time: 2025-09-21 09:08:53 UTC Local time: —

Earthquake newsQuakeMap24

Archive record · original publication time was not recorded

Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude

M4.6

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

La Rioja Province, Argentina

Map

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near La Rioja Province, Argentina on September 21, 2025 at 09:08 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

e982f89a72d6fa756d3b091d7548f7daec96fc7f

Magnitude

M4.6

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-21 09:08:53 UTC

Local time

—

Country

—

Source

usp

Coordinates

-31.60699, -66.52743

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

Tupungatito

Distance: 367 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
San Jose

Distance: 398 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
Maipo

Distance: 420 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
Atuel, Caldera del

Distance: 458 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'189 m ·Argentina
Palomo

Distance: 484 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'860 m ·Chile
Risco Plateado

Distance: 488 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'999 m ·Argentina

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

568

Country (24h)

—

Current earthquakes in

Magnitude Place Local time

No recent events available.