Earthquakes in La Rioja, Argentina today – live map

This page summarizes earthquakes in La Rioja (Argentina). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M2.9 earthquake near Departamento Vinchina on 2026-11-11 19:13:18 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile ↓
Earthquakes (last 30 days)
41
Max magnitude (last 30 days)
M4.4
Avg magnitude (last 30 days)
M2.89
Avg depth (last 30 days)
85 km

Seismic profile

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

What the data show

La Rioja · M ≥ 3.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 72 event entries of M3.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 62 days.

Catalogue entries7205 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.3Departamento Famatina ↗
Depth · median115.5 km72 events with valid depth
Last 30 days10Previous 30 days: 7

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.

View data table
MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 20250
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 20250
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 20250
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 20264
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 202613
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20262
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 20267
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 20265
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 20267
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 202615
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 20266
September 202601 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 202612
October 2026 · Partial month01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 20261

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 72

M 3.0 – < 4.067
M 4.0 – < 5.02
M 5.0 – < 6.03
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

72 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km20
30 – < 70 km1
70 – < 300 km49
300 – 750 km2

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 days10
Previous 30 days7
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods7

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 La Rioja 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

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 05 Oct 2025 16:00 – 05 Oct 2026 16:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

1 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

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

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

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC69
  • GFZ2
  • USGS1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5

About La Rioja

La Rioja, officially Province of La Rioja is a province of Argentina located in the west of the country. The landscape of the province consists of a series of arid to semi-arid mountain ranges and agricultural valleys in between.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, La Rioja recorded 266 earthquakes within Argentina. The average magnitude was M2.95. The strongest event reached M5.4.

Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, La Rioja is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in Argentina (rank #4 by count).

Considering the strongest recorded event in 2026, La Rioja is among the Top 5 strongest regions in Argentina (rank #3 by max magnitude).

Located on the South America Plate.

Earthquakes in La Rioja (last 30 days)

M2.9
Departamento Vinchina
2026-11-11 · 19:13 UTC · 146 km
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M2.7
Departamento Independencia
2026-11-10 · 07:23 UTC · 10 km
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M2.8
Departamento Independencia
2026-11-10 · 03:11 UTC · 10 km
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M2.7
Departamento Vinchina
2026-11-10 · 01:32 UTC · 115 km
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M2.6
Departamento Vinchina
2026-11-09 · 20:21 UTC · 110 km
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M2.8
Departamento Independencia
2026-11-09 · 19:26 UTC · 10 km
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M3.9
General Lamadrid
2026-11-09 · 06:20 UTC · 131 km
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M2.5
Bajo Carrizal
2026-11-07 · 14:38 UTC · 10 km
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M2.8
Departamento Famatina
2026-11-06 · 21:28 UTC · 126 km
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M2.7
Departamento Chilecito
2026-11-06 · 16:39 UTC · 123 km
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M3.6
Departamento Vinchina
2026-11-06 · 10:10 UTC · 120 km
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M2.5
General Lamadrid
2026-11-04 · 20:26 UTC · 15 km
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M2.7
General Lamadrid
2026-11-04 · 17:23 UTC · 10 km
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M2.5
General Lamadrid
2026-11-04 · 17:10 UTC · 10 km
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M2.6
General Lamadrid
2026-11-04 · 16:53 UTC · 123 km
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M3.2
General Lamadrid
2026-11-04 · 16:19 UTC · 10 km
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M2.7
Departamento Chilecito
2026-11-03 · 22:48 UTC · 122 km
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M3.4
Coronel Felipe Varela
2026-11-03 · 22:06 UTC · 99 km
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M3.2
General Lamadrid
2026-11-03 · 07:28 UTC · 99 km
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M3.4
Departamento Famatina
2026-11-03 · 06:10 UTC · 132 km
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M2.5
Departamento Famatina
2026-11-03 · 01:08 UTC · 114 km
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M2.6
Departamento Chilecito
2026-10-29 · 19:30 UTC · 20 km
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M2.8
Departamento Vinchina
2026-10-27 · 20:49 UTC · 101 km
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M2.5
Famatina
2026-10-27 · 16:34 UTC · 115 km
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M2.9
Departamento Sanagasta
2026-10-26 · 23:36 UTC · 125 km
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M2.5
Departamento Independencia
2026-10-26 · 13:22 UTC · 10 km
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M2.6
Departamento Independencia
2026-10-26 · 04:33 UTC · 10 km
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M2.5
Coronel Felipe Varela
2026-10-25 · 02:03 UTC · 112 km
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M2.8
Departamento Vinchina
2026-10-23 · 13:25 UTC · 112 km
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M2.7
General Lamadrid
2026-10-23 · 05:47 UTC · 10 km
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M2.6
Departamento Vinchina
2026-10-22 · 04:22 UTC · 116 km
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M2.8
Departamento Independencia
2026-10-22 · 00:53 UTC · 10 km
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M2.6
Departamento Independencia
2026-10-19 · 06:52 UTC · 10 km
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M3.0
Coronel Felipe Varela
2026-10-18 · 10:34 UTC · 10 km
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M2.8
Departamento Rosario Vera Peñaloza
2026-10-18 · 04:06 UTC · 108 km
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M2.9
Departamento Famatina
2026-10-16 · 10:45 UTC · 122 km
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M2.7
Las Talas
2026-10-15 · 18:56 UTC · 138 km
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M2.5
Coronel Felipe Varela
2026-10-13 · 09:10 UTC · 121 km
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M3.0
Coronel Felipe Varela
2026-10-13 · 06:56 UTC · 122 km
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M4.4
Departamento Famatina
2026-10-13 · 03:04 UTC · 128 km
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M3.1
General Lamadrid
2026-10-13 · 02:30 UTC · 120 km
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