M5.1 earthquake near Caucete, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina on 3 Apr 2022, 05:16 UTC at a depth of 117 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 116 km away in San Juan, Argentina.