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M5.3 earthquake near Belén, Catamarca

Name: M5.3 earthquake near Belén, Catamarca
Start: 2019-09-25T19:43:22.769+00:00
Location: 41 km ESE of Londres, Argentina

2578 d ago · 25 Sept 2019, 19:43 UTC 41 km ESE of Londres, Argentina

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 41 km ESE of Londres, Argentina on 25 Sept 2019, 19:43 UTC at a depth of 157 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 Belén, about 37 km away in Catamarca, Argentina.

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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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