M6.4 earthquake near Belén, Catamarca

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Londres, Argentina on 10 Jun 1985, 15:37 UTC at a depth of 151 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Belén, about 34 km away in Catamarca, Argentina.