Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 262 km depth16 May 11:03 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 16, 2026 10:59:47 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, May 16, 2026, at 10:59 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.60Depth262 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude22.851°S / 66.361°WDepartamento de Rinconada, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaAlso near: Bolivia 63 km (39 mi) away | Chile 68 km (42 mi) awaySeismic antipode22.851°N / 113.639°EChinaShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoPoquis (73 km / 45 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.6 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoMay 16, 2026 10:59 GMT / May 16, 2026 10:59 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -22.851 / -66.361: Jujuy Province, ArgentinaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23007247',-22.85100,-66.36100,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 4.6, Jujuy Province, Argentina',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 where the quake might have been felt is Susques, a town with 1,100 inhabitants in Argentina, in 61 km (38 mi) distance south 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(*)RegionCountry61 km (38 mi)S of epicenterSusques(pop: 1,140)II: Very weakJujuy ProvinceArgentina70 km (43 mi)E of epicenterAbra Pampa(pop: 9,430)II: Very weakDepartamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina81 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterEl Aguilar(pop: 3,660)II: Very weakDepartamento de Humahuaca, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina111 km (69 mi)E of epicenterHumahuaca(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakJujuy ProvinceArgentina114 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterLa Quiaca(pop: 14,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de Yavi, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina116 km (72 mi)NE of epicenterVillazon(pop: 30,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de PotosiBolivia128 km (79 mi)SE of epicenterTilcara(pop: 5,640)II: Very weakJujuy ProvinceArgentina152 km (95 mi)S of epicenterSan Antonio de los Cobres(pop: 4,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de Los Andes, Salta ProvinceArgentina170 km (106 mi)NE of epicenterTupiza(pop: 22,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de PotosiBolivia183 km (114 mi)S of epicenterSanta Rosa de Tastil(pop: 2,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de Rosario de Lerma, Salta ProvinceArgentina185 km (115 mi)SE of epicenterSan Salvador de Jujuy(pop: 258,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina189 km (117 mi)W of epicenterSan Pedro de Atacama(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile193 km (120 mi)SE of epicenterLibertador General San Martin(pop: 49,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina195 km (121 mi)SE of epicenterPalpala(pop: 48,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de Palpala, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina200 km (124 mi)N of epicenterPorco(pop: 5,960)II: Very weakDepartamento de PotosiBolivia200 km (124 mi)SE of epicenterFraile Pintado(pop: 13,700)II: Very weakDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina206 km (128 mi)SE of epicenterCaimancito(pop: 5,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina208 km (129 mi)E of epicenterBermejo(pop: 35,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de TarijaBolivia211 km (131 mi)E of epicenterOrán(pop: 74,100)II: Very weakSalta ProvinceArgentina212 km (132 mi)SE of epicenterYuto(pop: 7,730)II: Very weakDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina216 km (134 mi)SE of epicenterLa Mendieta(pop: 3,810)II: Very weakDepartamento de San Pedro, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina216 km (134 mi)SE of epicenterSan Pedro de Jujuy(pop: 58,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de San Pedro, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina223 km (138 mi)NE of epicenterTarija(pop: 159,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de TarijaBolivia235 km (146 mi)E of epicenterEmbarcacion(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakGeneral Jose de San Martin, Salta ProvinceArgentina237 km (148 mi)SE of epicenterSanta Clara(pop: 4,880)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa Barbara, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina238 km (148 mi)SE of epicenterSalta(pop: 520,700)II: Very weakDepartamento Capital, Salta ProvinceArgentina240 km (149 mi)S of epicenterCampo Quijano(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de Rosario de Lerma, Salta ProvinceArgentina245 km (152 mi)SE of epicenterPalma Sola(pop: 5,320)II: Very weakDepartamento de Santa Barbara, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina253 km (157 mi)S of epicenterCachi(pop: 2,190)II: Very weakSalta ProvinceArgentina262 km (163 mi)S of epicenterEl Carril(pop: 9,780)I: Not feltDepartamento de Chicoana, Salta ProvinceArgentina263 km (164 mi)E of epicenterGeneral Mosconi(pop: 19,800)I: Not feltGeneral Jose de San Martin, Salta ProvinceArgentina265 km (165 mi)E of epicenterTartagal(pop: 60,800)I: Not feltGeneral Jose de San Martin, Salta ProvinceArgentina267 km (166 mi)W of epicenterCalama(pop: 166,300)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile289 km (179 mi)E of epicenterSalvador Mazza(pop: 25,000)I: Not feltGeneral Jose de San Martin, Salta ProvinceArgentina291 km (181 mi)E of epicenterYacuiba(pop: 82,800)I: Not feltProvincia Gran Chaco, Departamento de TarijaBolivia298 km (185 mi)SE of epicenterApolinario Saravia(pop: 8,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de Anta, Salta ProvinceArgentina304 km (189 mi)SE of epicenterLas Lajitas(pop: 9,150)I: Not feltDepartamento de Anta, Salta ProvinceArgentina339 km (211 mi)SE of epicenterJoaquin V. Gonzalez(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de Metan, Salta ProvinceArgentina347 km (215 mi)NE of epicenterVillamontes(pop: 39,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de TarijaBolivia357 km (222 mi)SE of epicenterEl Quebrachal(pop: 10,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de Anta, Salta ProvinceArgentinaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-05-16EpicenterAgency4.6262 km163 mi10:59:47.2Jujuy Province, ArgentinaGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 4 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)May 16, 2026 10:59 am (Universal Time)4 minutes ago4.6262 km0 km - This quakeDepartamento de Rinconada, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 243 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.34 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.74 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 215 quakes per year (or 17.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 244 quakes per year (or 20.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake