Earthquakes in Salta, Argentina today – live map

This page summarizes earthquakes in Salta (Argentina). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M3.9 earthquake near Municipio de Rosario de la Frontera on 2026-11-01 03:59:13 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile â†“

Earthquakes (last 30 days)

147

Max magnitude (last 30 days)

M4.7

Avg magnitude (last 30 days)

M3.25

Avg depth (last 30 days)

167 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:00 UTC

Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Salta · M ≥ 3.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 518 event entries of M3.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 262 days.

Catalogue entries51805 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.3Municipio de Angastaco ↗

Depth · median204.1 km518 events with valid depth

Last 30 days63Previous 30 days: 54

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 3.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

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Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month	05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	24
November 2025	01 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025	41
December 2025	01 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	53
January 2026	01 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026	41
February 2026	01 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026	42
March 2026	01 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	17
April 2026	01 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	26
May 2026	01 May 2026 – 31 May 2026	34
June 2026	01 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	47
July 2026	01 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	62
August 2026	01 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	62
September 2026	01 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 2026	64
October 2026 · Partial month	01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 2026	5

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 518

M 3.0 – < 4.0431

M 4.0 – < 5.082

M 5.0 – < 6.05

M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

518 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km33

30 – < 70 km6

70 – < 300 km473

300 – 750 km6

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days63

Previous 30 days54

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods39

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Salta in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0

M5.3

Municipio de Angastaco

20 Sep 2026 · 08:47 UTC

Depth: 10.0 km · USGS

View event ↗

M5.3

Salta

01 Jan 2026 · 04:26 UTC

Depth: 182.0 km · EMSC

View event ↗

M5.2

Seismic profile

Salta · M ≥ 3.0

Earthquakes by month

How strong were the earthquakes?

At what depth did they occur?

Current period in context

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Strongest recorded earthquake

Municipio de Angastaco

Salta

Municipio de Tolar Grande

Data and methodology

Source reports used

Map (last 30 days)

About Salta

Seismic activity in 2026

Earthquakes in Salta (last 30 days)