Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 250 km depth29 Aug 05:29 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.29 Aug 05:29: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 3.9.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 29, 2026 05:24:34 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Aug 29, 2026, at 02:24 am (America/Argentina/Salta GMT -3)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.90Depth250 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.12°S / 67.29°WDepartamento de Los Andes, Salta Province, ArgentinaAlso near: Chile 11.9 km (7 mi) awaySeismic antipode24.12°N / 112.71°EShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoCordon de Puntas Negras (49 km / 30 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky -6.5°C (20 F), humidity: 30%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoAug 29, 2026 05:24 GMT / Aug 29, 2026 02:24 am (Salta time)Lat / Lng: -24.12 / -67.29: Salta, ArgentinaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.1 / 191 km, INPRES: 3.5 / 207 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23320835',-24.12000,-67.29000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Salta, Argentina',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ArgentinaNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is San Antonio de los Cobres, a town with 4,000 inhabitants in Argentina, in 99 km (62 mi) distance to the east, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry99 km (62 mi)E of epicenterSan Antonio de los Cobres(pop: 4,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Los Andes, Salta ProvinceArgentina123 km (77 mi)NE of epicenterSusques(pop: 1,140)I: Not feltJujuy ProvinceArgentina141 km (87 mi)E of epicenterSanta Rosa de Tastil(pop: 2,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Rosario de Lerma, Salta ProvinceArgentina159 km (99 mi)SE of epicenterCachi(pop: 2,190)I: Not feltSalta ProvinceArgentina163 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterSan Pedro de Atacama(pop: 11,000)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile189 km (117 mi)SE of epicenterCampo Quijano(pop: 5,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Rosario de Lerma, Salta ProvinceArgentina192 km (120 mi)NE of epicenterEl Aguilar(pop: 3,660)I: Not feltDepartamento de Humahuaca, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina202 km (126 mi)E of epicenterTilcara(pop: 5,640)I: Not feltJujuy ProvinceArgentina203 km (126 mi)E of epicenterSan Salvador de Jujuy(pop: 258,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina204 km (127 mi)E of epicenterSalta(pop: 520,700)I: Not feltDepartamento Capital, Salta ProvinceArgentina210 km (131 mi)SE of epicenterEl Carril(pop: 9,780)I: Not feltDepartamento de Chicoana, Salta ProvinceArgentina211 km (131 mi)E of epicenterPalpala(pop: 48,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de Palpala, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina223 km (138 mi)NE of epicenterHumahuaca(pop: 11,400)I: Not feltJujuy ProvinceArgentina225 km (140 mi)NE of epicenterAbra Pampa(pop: 9,430)I: Not feltDepartamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina237 km (147 mi)E of epicenterLa Mendieta(pop: 3,810)I: Not feltDepartamento de San Pedro, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina246 km (153 mi)E of epicenterSan Pedro de Jujuy(pop: 58,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San Pedro, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina249 km (155 mi)NW of epicenterCalama(pop: 166,300)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile254 km (158 mi)E of epicenterFraile Pintado(pop: 13,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina254 km (158 mi)SE of epicenterCafayate(pop: 11,800)I: Not feltSalta ProvinceArgentina256 km (159 mi)E of epicenterLibertador General San Martin(pop: 49,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina268 km (166 mi)E of epicenterSanta Clara(pop: 4,880)I: Not feltDepartamento de Santa Barbara, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina277 km (172 mi)E of epicenterCaimancito(pop: 5,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina283 km (176 mi)NE of epicenterLa Quiaca(pop: 14,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de Yavi, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina285 km (177 mi)NE of epicenterVillazon(pop: 30,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia291 km (181 mi)E of epicenterYuto(pop: 7,730)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina301 km (187 mi)SE of epicenterEl Galpon(pop: 8,360)I: Not feltDepartamento de Metan, Salta ProvinceArgentina304 km (189 mi)E of epicenterPalma Sola(pop: 5,320)I: Not feltDepartamento de Santa Barbara, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina310 km (193 mi)SE of epicenterTrancas(pop: 6,660)I: Not feltTucuman ProvinceArgentina320 km (199 mi)W of epicenterAntofagasta(pop: 401,100)I: Not feltRegion de AntofagastaChile321 km (199 mi)E of epicenterLas Lajitas(pop: 9,150)I: Not feltDepartamento de Anta, Salta ProvinceArgentina321 km (200 mi)E of epicenterOrán(pop: 74,100)I: Not feltSalta ProvinceArgentina339 km (210 mi)NE of epicenterTupiza(pop: 22,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia339 km (210 mi)NE of epicenterBermejo(pop: 35,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de TarijaBolivia343 km (213 mi)SE of epicenterTafi del Valle(pop: 4,030)I: Not feltTafi del Valle, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina355 km (221 mi)SE of epicenterTafi Viejo(pop: 48,500)I: Not feltTafi Viejo, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina360 km (224 mi)SE of epicenterYerba Buena(pop: 50,800)I: Not feltTucuman ProvinceArgentina365 km (227 mi)SE of epicenterSan Miguel de Tucuman(pop: 548,900): Not feltDepartamento de Capital, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina370 km (230 mi)SE of epicenterAlderetes(pop: 38,500): Not feltDepartamento de Cruz Alta, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina373 km (232 mi)NW of epicenterTocopilla(pop: 25,400): Not feltRegion de AntofagastaChile389 km (242 mi)NE of epicenterTarija(pop: 159,300): Not feltDepartamento de TarijaBoliviaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-29EpicenterAgency3.9250 km155 mi05:24:34SALTA, ARGENTINAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.1191 km119 mi05:24:35Chile-Argentina Border Region17 km (10.8 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.5207 km129 mi05:24:35SALTA31 km (20 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCINPRES4.1196 km122 mi05:24:3575 km al O de San Antonio de los Cobres25 km (16 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,100 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.22 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 134 quakes per year (or 11.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 857 quakes per year (or 71 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 13 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake