M6.3 earthquake near San Luis, San Luis

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 63 km W of Villa General Roca, Argentina on 2 Feb 2015, 10:49 UTC at a depth of 172 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is San Luis, about 98 km away in San Luis, Argentina.