M5.2 earthquake near Caucete, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 104 km NW of Villa General Roca, Argentina on 3 Dec 2020, 02:37 UTC at a depth of 128 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 Caucete, about 112 km away in San Juan, Argentina.