International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583627
Event time 2026-02-27 01:41:34 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 04:41:34 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 01:49:56 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.5
Depth 221 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 Salta
Nearest settlement San Antonio de los Cobres
Distance 80 km
Course NW
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
Salar De Cauchari Airport (42,04 km), Salar De Cauchari Airport (42,04 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Tuzgle volcano (54,74 km), Curutu volcano (59,90 km), Tocomar volcano (68,26 km), Poquis volcano (74,01 km), Queva, Nevado volcano (74,26 km)
Quick Analysis