The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Argentina near San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan Province, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday, April 17th, 2026, at 3:19 am local time at an intermediate depth of 96.30 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8 as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Calingasta (pop. 8,200) located 33 km from the epicenter, Pocito (pop. 41,000) 55 km away, Villa Paula de Sarmiento (pop. 19,100) 56 km away, Chimbas (pop. 73,800) 56 km away, San Juan (pop. 109,100) 57 km away, Albardon (pop. 20,400) 57 km away, and Santa Lucia (pop. 43,600) 60 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 17, 2026 03:19 am (GMT -3) local time (17 Apr 2026 06:19 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 96.30 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 31.5°S / 69.13°W (Departamento de Zonda, San Juan Province, Argentina)Primary data source: GFZ