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M4.8 Earthquake near 25 de Mayo, San Juan (Argentina)

UTC time: 2025-07-12 06:52:34 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth: 127.0 km
Source: USP

San Juan · 25 de Mayo

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 25 de Mayo, San Juan (Argentina) on July 12, 2025 at 06:52 UTC. At around 127 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks. Argentina: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 9 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth

127.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-12 06:52:34 UTC

Local time

—

Country

Argentina

State

San Juan

City

25 de Mayo

County

25 de Mayo

Source

usp

Coordinates

-31.91223, -68.13664

Depth profile

Intermediate

127 km

127 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

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Distance: 296 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportArgentina · UAQ · SANU
46.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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San Juan

Context for this earthquake

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

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