M6.0 earthquake near Caucete, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 77 km SE of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina on 23 Nov 1977, 09:34 UTC at a depth of 33 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 137 km away in San Juan, Argentina.