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M2.5 Earthquake near Villa Ampacama, San Juan (Argentina)

UTC time: 2026-10-23 08:31:53 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near Villa Ampacama, San Juan (Argentina) on October 23, 2026 at 08:31 UTC. At around 103 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by INPRES. Argentina: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 10 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
fb765825fbaf29ba243709bc693ec4da4d1175c9
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
103.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-23 08:31:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Argentina
State
San Juan
City
Villa Ampacama
County
Albardón
Village
Villa Ampacama
Source
inpres
Coordinates
-31.37500, -68.51600
Temperature
19.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 103 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 103 km
Intermediate
103 km
103 km — shallower than the regional average (135.4 km)
Regional average: 135.4 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: 258 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • San Jose
    Distance: 298 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Maipo
    Distance: 334 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Atuel, Caldera del
    Distance: 381 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'189 m ·Argentina
  • Palomo
    Distance: 396 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'860 m ·Chile
  • Risco Plateado
    Distance: 417 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'999 m ·Argentina

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Domingo Faustino Sarmiento AirportArgentina · UAQ · SANU
    23.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-01

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

San Juan

Context for this earthquake

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

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