4.7MAG
LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
60 km W of Cafayate, Argentina
USGS
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 60 km W of Cafayate, Argentina on 13 Sept 2026, 19:40 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 26.16°S
- Time
- 19:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.7
shallow
66.58°W longitude
13 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
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MAGNITUDE 4.7
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 169 tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
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