M5.0 earthquake near Albardón, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 15 km W of San José de Jáchal, Argentina on 28 Oct 2019, 03:55 UTC at a depth of 12 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Albardón, about 137 km away in San Juan, Argentina.