Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - Departamento de Calingasta, San Juan Province, Argentina, on Thursday, Jul 16, 2026, at 01:27 pm (Universal Time)

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The quake had a moderate depth of 98 km (61 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Argentina | Quakes in Chile | San Juan Province | Mendoza Province | Region de CoquimboHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 98 km depth16 Jul 13:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 16, 2026 13:27:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 16, 2026, at 10:27 am (GMT -3)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.90Depth98 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude31.47°S / 69.33°WDepartamento de Calingasta, San Juan Province, ArgentinaAlso near: Chile 100 km (62 mi) awaySeismic antipode31.47°N / 110.67°EChinaShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTupungato (214 km / 133 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 7.7°C (46 F), humidity: 46%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from WSWEstimated 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 energy10 minutes agoJul 16, 2026 13:27 GMT / Jul 16, 2026 10:27 am (GMT -3)Lat / Lng: -31.47 / -69.33: San Juan, ArgentinaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23190352',-31.47000,-69.33000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, San Juan, 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+="&notFelt=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 where the quake might have been felt is Calingasta, a town with 8,200 inhabitants in Argentina, in 17.4 km (11 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry17 km (11 mi)NW of epicenterCalingasta(pop: 8,180)II: Very weakSan Juan ProvinceArgentina57 km (36 mi)E of epicenterVilla Basilio Nievas(pop: 4,040)II: Very weakDepartamento de Zonda, San Juan ProvinceArgentina75 km (46 mi)E of epicenterPocito(pop: 41,000)II: Very weakSan Juan ProvinceArgentina75 km (47 mi)E of epicenterVilla Paula de Sarmiento(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Chimbas, San Juan ProvinceArgentina76 km (47 mi)E of epicenterChimbas(pop: 73,800)II: Very weakSan Juan ProvinceArgentina76 km (47 mi)E of epicenterAlbardon(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Albardon, San Juan ProvinceArgentina77 km (48 mi)E of epicenterSan Juan(pop: 109,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de Capital, San Juan ProvinceArgentina77 km (48 mi)E of epicenterVilla General San Martin(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de San Martin, San Juan ProvinceArgentina79 km (49 mi)E of epicenterSanta Lucia(pop: 43,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa Lucia, San Juan ProvinceArgentina92 km (57 mi)E of epicenterNueve de Julio(pop: 7,650)II: Very weakSan Juan ProvinceArgentina101 km (63 mi)E of epicenterCaucete(pop: 33,600)II: Very weakSan Juan ProvinceArgentina147 km (92 mi)N of epicenterSan Jose de Jachal(pop: 21,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Jachal, San Juan ProvinceArgentina164 km (102 mi)S of epicenterMendoza(pop: 114,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de Guaymallen, Mendoza ProvinceArgentina175 km (109 mi)W of epicenterIllapel(pop: 22,800)I: Not feltProvincia de Choapa, Region de CoquimboChile183 km (114 mi)SW of epicenterPutaendo(pop: 15,400)I: Not feltSan Felipe de Aconcagua, Region de ValparaisoChile189 km (117 mi)SW of epicenterSan Esteban(pop: 17,100)I: Not feltLos Andes, Region de ValparaisoChile193 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterLos Andes(pop: 63,000)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile194 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterSan Felipe(pop: 59,300)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile196 km (122 mi)SW of epicenterCabildo(pop: 19,300)I: Not feltPetorca, Region de ValparaisoChile197 km (122 mi)SE of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 82,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de San Martin, Mendoza ProvinceArgentina203 km (126 mi)NW of epicenterOvalle(pop: 77,100)I: Not feltProvincia de Limari, Region de CoquimboChile207 km (129 mi)NW of epicenterVicuna(pop: 27,800)I: Not feltProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile210 km (130 mi)SW of epicenterLa Ligua(pop: 32,100)I: Not feltPetorca, Region de ValparaisoChile211 km (131 mi)W of epicenterLos Vilos(pop: 18,300)I: Not feltProvincia de Choapa, Region de CoquimboChile216 km (134 mi)SW of epicenterLlaillay(pop: 22,700)I: Not feltSan Felipe de Aconcagua, Region de ValparaisoChile229 km (142 mi)SW of epicenterLa Calera(pop: 50,200)I: Not feltQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile230 km (143 mi)SW of epicenterHacienda La Calera(pop: 49,100)I: Not feltQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile231 km (143 mi)SW of epicenterColina(pop: 146,200)I: Not feltChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile234 km (145 mi)SW of epicenterLa Cruz(pop: 17,300)I: Not feltQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile234 km (145 mi)SW of epicenterTiltil(pop: 19,300)I: Not feltChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile237 km (147 mi)SW of epicenterChicureo Abajo(pop: 18,000)I: Not feltChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile239 km (149 mi)SW of epicenterQuillota(pop: 67,800)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile249 km (155 mi)SW of epicenterLampa(pop: 102,200)I: Not feltChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile250 km (155 mi)SW of epicenterLimache(pop: 46,100)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile253 km (157 mi)NW of epicenterLa Serena(pop: 154,500)I: Not feltProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile254 km (158 mi)SW of epicenterQuintero(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile256 km (159 mi)NW of epicenterCoquimbo(pop: 161,300)I: Not feltProvincia de Elqui, Region de CoquimboChile260 km (162 mi)SW of epicenterVilla Alemana(pop: 97,300)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile262 km (163 mi)SW of epicenterConcon(pop: 42,200)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile265 km (165 mi)SW of epicenterQuilpue(pop: 130,300)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChileNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-07-16EpicenterAgency3.998 km61 mi13:27:31SAN JUAN, ARGENTINAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)"; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: El Pedregal (CO03/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 147 km / 91 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-5.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Combarbala (CO02/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 161 km / 100 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow morePrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake10 minutes agoJul 16, 2026 13:27 GMT / Jul 16, 2026 10:27 am (GMT -3)Lat / Lng: -31.47 / -69.33: San Juan, ArgentinaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',3.9,39, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-31.47,-69.33,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, San Juan, Argentina','Earthquake: Mag 3.9 / 98 km (61 mi) depth10 minutes agoJul 16, 2026 13:27 GMT / Jul 16, 2026 10:27 am (GMT -3)Lat / Lng: -31.47 / -69.33: San Juan, ArgentinaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=23190352","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. 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