M6.0 earthquake near Albardón, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of San Martín, Argentina on 26 Sept 1972, 21:05 UTC at a depth of 21 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Albardón, about 64 km away in San Juan, Argentina.