M6.5 earthquake near Caucete, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Caucete, Argentina on 3 Jul 1941, 07:11 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Caucete, about 28 km away in San Juan, Argentina.