M6.2 earthquake near San Martín, Mendoza

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 3 km N of San Martín, Argentina on 26 Jan 1985, 03:06 UTC at a depth of 5 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San Martín, about 3 km away in Mendoza, Argentina.