M6.2 earthquake near Caucete, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 108 km E of Caucete, Argentina on 17 Sept 2006, 09:34 UTC at a depth of 137 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 Caucete, about 108 km away in San Juan, Argentina.