5.4
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M5.4 earthquake near El Calafate, Santa Cruz
1829 d ago · 13 Oct 2021, 07:55 UTC 2 km NE of El Calafate, Argentina
What happened
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 2 km NE of El Calafate, Argentina on 13 Oct 2021, 07:55 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 El Calafate, about 3 km away in Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.