LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
77 km WNW of El Aguilar, Argentina
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 77 km WNW of El Aguilar, Argentina on 23 Aug 2026, 17:56 UTC. The hypocentre was 223.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 11 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 223.2 km
- Latitude
- 23.07°S
- Time
- 17:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
intermediate
66.42°W longitude
23 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.5
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.
223.2 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
11 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.7.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
18 Sept 2026, 02:12 UTC · 36.3 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:29 UTC · 106 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC · 53.9 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 22:11 UTC · 82.7 km deep