M5.7 earthquake near San Luis, San Luis

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 62 km SW of San Luis, Argentina on 19 Nov 2019, 23:10 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

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