M5.6 earthquake near Villa Dolores, Cordoba

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 70 km W of Salsacate, Argentina on 9 Sept 2016, 00:03 UTC at a depth of 158 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 Villa Dolores, about 87 km away in Cordoba, Argentina.