International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584265
Event time 2026-02-27 22:36:21 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 01:36:21 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 22:49:58 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.4
Depth 247 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent South-America
Country Argentina
Administration area Jujuy
Nearest settlement El Aguilar
Distance 82 km
Course WNW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Poquis volcano (60,63 km), Curutu volcano (63,66 km)
Quick Analysis