M5.3 earthquake near San Martín de los Andes, Neuquen

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 14 km SE of San Martín de los Andes, Argentina on 13 Jan 2020, 02:01 UTC at a depth of 168 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is San Martín de los Andes, about 15 km away in Neuquen, Argentina.