Salta, Argentina – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Salta (Argentina). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M3.7 earthquake near Municipio de San Antonio de los Cobres on 2026-10-21 05:51:16 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile â†“

Earthquakes (last 30 days)

110

Max magnitude (last 30 days)

M4.7

Avg magnitude (last 30 days)

M3.24

Avg depth (last 30 days)

145 km

Seismic profile

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

Minimum magnitude

The last update is over two hours old. The figures reflect the data timestamp shown below.

What the data show

Salta · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 666 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 282 days.

Catalogue entries66605 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.3Municipio de Angastaco ↗

Depth · median203.9 km666 events with valid depth

Last 30 days108Previous 30 days: 63

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 ≥ 2.0

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

Oct2025

Nov2025

Dec2025

Jan2026

Feb2026

Mar2026

Apr2026

May2026

Jun2026

Jul2026

Aug2026

103

Sep2026

Oct2026

View data table

Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month	05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	30
November 2025	01 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025	46
December 2025	01 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	61
January 2026	01 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026	52
February 2026	01 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026	51
March 2026	01 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	19
April 2026	01 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	30
May 2026	01 May 2026 – 31 May 2026	46
June 2026	01 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	56
July 2026	01 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	83
August 2026	01 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	77
September 2026	01 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 2026	103
October 2026 · Partial month	01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 2026	12

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 666

M 2.0 – < 3.0148

M 3.0 – < 4.0431

M 4.0 – < 5.082

M 5.0 – < 6.05

M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

666 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km60

30 – < 70 km8

70 – < 300 km592

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 days108

Previous 30 days63

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods48

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 ≥ 2.0

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 ≥ 2.0

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)