M5.1 earthquake near Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of El Hoyo, Argentina on 8 Nov 2016, 23:30 UTC at a depth of 559 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Santiago del Estero, about 112 km away in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.