List of earthquakes in Argentina

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This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.

Details are approximate for old events.
Magnitude is measured in the Richter magnitude scale.
Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
Depth is given in kilometres.

	Date	Time	Magnitude	Intensity	Epicenter	Depth
1692 Salta earthquake	1692-09-13	11:00:00 a.m.	7.0	IX	25°23′59″S, 64°47′59″W	30
1782 Mendoza earthquake	1782-05-22	04:00:00 p.m.	7.0	VIII	33°0′0″S, 69°12′0″W	30
1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake	1817-07-04	05:30:00 p.m.	7.0	VIII	28°0′0″S, 64°30′0″W	30
1826 Trancas earthquake	1826-01-19	08:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	26°11′59″S, 65°15′0″W	30
1844 Salta earthquake	1844-10-18	11:00:00 p.m.	6.5	VII	24°48′0″S, 64°42′0″W	30
1861 Mendoza earthquake	1861-03-20	11:00:00 p.m.	7.0	IX	32°53′59″S, 68°54′0″W	30
1863 Jujuy earthquake	1863-01-14	11:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	23°36′0″S, 65°0′0″W	30
1871 Orán earthquake	1871-10-09	02:15:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	23°6′0″S, 64°17′59″W	30
1874 Orán earthquake	1874-07-06	07:00:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	23°0′0″S, 64°12′0″W	30
1888 Río de la Plata earthquake	1888-06-05	03:20:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	34°36′0″S, 57°53′59″W	30
1892 Recreo earthquake	1892-03-21	01:45:00 a.m.	6.0	VII	29°30′0″S, 65°0′0″W	30
1894 San Juan earthquake	1894-10-27	07:30:00 p.m.	8.0	IX	29°48′0″S, 69°0′0″W	30
1898 Catamarca earthquake	1898-02-05	12:57:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	28°26′59″S, 66°9′0″W	30
1899 Yacuiba earthquake	1899-03-23	08:00:00 a.m.	6.4	VIII	22°6′0″S, 63°47′59″W	30
1899 La Rioja earthquake	1899-04-12	04:10:00 p.m.	6.4	VIII	28°38′59″S, 68°24′0″W	30
1903 Mendoza earthquake	1903-08-12	11:00:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	32°6′0″S, 69°5′59″W	70
1906 Tafí del Valle earthquake	1906-11-17	04:30:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	26°45′0″S, 65°42′0″W	30
1907 Tucumán earthquake	1907-08-11	01:15:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	27°11′59″S, 65°30′0″W	30
1908 Salta earthquake	1908-02-05	08:50:00 p.m.	6.0	VII	25°11′59″S, 64°42′0″W	30
1908 Cruz del Eje earthquake	1908-09-22	05:00:00 p.m.	6.5	VII	30°30′0″S, 64°30′0″W	100
1913 Tucumán earthquake	1913-11-06	04:45:00 p.m.	5.5	VI	26°48′0″S, 65°5′59″W	30
1917 Mendoza earthquake	1917-07-27	02:51:40 a.m.	6.5	VII	32°17′59″S, 68°54′0″W	50
1920 Mendoza earthquake	1920-12-17	06:59:49 p.m.	6.0	VIII	32°42′0″S, 68°24′0″W	40
1927 Mendoza earthquake	1927-04-14	06:23:28 a.m.	7.1	VIII	32°0′0″S, 69°30′0″W	110
1929 Mendoza earthquake	1929-05-23	05:04:00 a.m.	5.7	VI	32°53′59″S, 68°54′0″W	30
1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake	1929-05-30	09:43:24 a.m.	6.8	VIII	35°0′0″S, 68°0′0″W	40
1930 La Poma earthquake	1930-12-24	06:02:50 a.m.	6.0	VIII	24°41′59″S, 66°17′59″W	30
1931 El Naranjo earthquake	1931-04-03	03:19:06 a.m.	6.3	VII	27°0′0″S, 65°0′0″W	180
1933 Tucumán earthquake	1933-02-12	04:05:00 a.m.	5.5	VI	26°36′0″S, 65°20′59″W	30
1934 Sampacho earthquake	1934-06-11	03:07:09 a.m.	6.0	VIII	33°30′0″S, 64°30′0″W	30
1936 San Luis earthquake	1936-05-22	12:15:58 a.m.	6.0	VIII	32°0′0″S, 66°0′0″W	40
1941 San Juan earthquake	1941-07-03	07:11:43 a.m.	6.2	VII	31°48′0″S, 67°47′59″W	20
1944 San Juan earthquake	1944-01-15	11:49:27 p.m.	7.4	IX	31°23′59″S, 68°24′0″W	30
1947 Córdoba earthquake	1947-01-16	02:37:40 a.m.	5.5	VII	31°6′0″S, 64°30′0″W	50
1948 Corrientes earthquake	1948-01-21	04:47:40 p.m.	5.5	VI	30°30′0″S, 58°0′0″W	30
1948 Salta earthquake	1948-08-25	06:09:23 a.m.	7.0	IX	24°53′59″S, 64°47′59″W	50
1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake	1949-12-17	06:53:30 a.m.	7.8	VIII	54°0′0″S, 68°46′11″W	30
1952 San Juan earthquake	1952-06-11	12:31:37 a.m.	7.0	VIII	31°36′0″S, 68°35′59″W	30
1955 Villa Giardino earthquake	1955-03-28	06:20:41 a.m.	6.9	VI	30°48′0″S, 45°42′0″W	25
1957 Villa Castelli earthquake	1957-10-24	08:07:21 p.m.	6.0	VII	28°53′59″S, 68°0′0″W	37
1959 San Andrés earthquake	1959-05-12	09:46:55 a.m.	6.8	VIII	23°10′47″S, 64°39′0″W	100
1966 Belén earthquake	1966-10-21	12:39:39 p.m.	5.0	VII	27°43′11″S, 62°20′24″W	50
1966 Tartagal earthquake	1966-10-30	05:43:52 a.m.	4.8	VI	22°25′12″S, 63°53′59″W	20
1966 San Juan earthquake	1966-11-10	03:02:32 a.m.	5.9	VI	31°56′59″S, 68°24′0″W	110
1967 Mendoza earthquake	1967-04-25	10:36:15 a.m.	5.4	VI	32°43′11″S, 69°10′12″W	45
1968 Chaco earthquake	1968-10-15	07:54:20 p.m.	5.0	VI	26°52′12″S, 60°52′48″W	70
1972 San Juan earthquake	1972-09-26	09:05:43 p.m.	5.8	VI	30°53′59″S, 68°12′35″W	17
1973 Catamarca earthquake	1973-11-03	02:17:38 p.m.	5.8	VI	25°58′48″S, 67°42′35″W	27
1973 Salta earthquake	1973-11-19	11:19:32 a.m.	5.4	VII	24°34′12″S, 64°34′47″W	12
1974 Orán earthquake	1974-08-17	10:08:46 p.m.	5.0	VII	23°18′0″S, 64°24′0″W	30
1977 La Rioja earthquake	1977-06-07	01:31:23 p.m.	5.1	VII	29°44′23″S, 67°47′59″W	102
1977 San Juan earthquake	1977-11-23	09:26:23 a.m.	7.4	IX	31°2′23″S, 67°45′36″W	17
1977 San Juan earthquake (aftershock)	1977-12-06	05:05:06 p.m.	5.9	VI	31°13′48″S, 67°54′0″W	21
1978 San Juan earthquake (aftershock)	1978-01-17	11:33:14 a.m.	5.7	VI	31°15′0″S, 67°59′23″W	20
1981 Tucumán earthquake	1981-05-09	09:50:39 a.m.	5.0	VI	26°34′12″S, 64°53′24″W	38
1985 Mendoza earthquake	1985-01-26	03:07:00 a.m.	5.9	VIII	33°7′11″S, 68°49′11″W	12
1992 Timbo Viejo earthquake	1992-02-29	04:17:19 p.m.	5.2	VI	26°40′47″S, 64°55′48″W	23
1993 San Juan earthquake	1993-06-08	11:17:41 p.m.	6.5	VI	31°33′35″S, 69°13′48″W	113
1993 San Juan earthquake	1993-10-30	05:59:02 p.m.	5.9	VI	31°41′59″S, 68°13′48″W	107
1993 San Francisco earthquake	1993-12-17	05:30:26 a.m.	4.3	VI	23°33′35″S, 65°0′36″W	60