Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 336 km depth25 Sep 03:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 25, 2026 03:23:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Sep 25, 2026, at 12:23 am (America/Argentina/Salta GMT -3)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.90Depth336 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.09°S / 67.17°WDepartamento de Los Andes, Salta Province, ArgentinaAlso near: Chile 18.5 km (11 mi) awaySeismic antipode24.09°N / 112.83°EChinaShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoCordon de Puntas Negras (53 km / 33 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 7.7°C (46 F), humidity: 22%, wind: 3 m/s (6 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 energy16 minutes agoSep 25, 2026 03:23 GMT / Sep 25, 2026 12:23 am (Salta time)Lat / Lng: -24.09 / -67.17: Salta, ArgentinaSource: EMSCOther sources: CSN: 3.8 / 204 km, RaspberryShake: 3.8 / 204 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23389632',-24.09000,-67.17000,'16 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 87 km (54 mi) distance to the east, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry87 km (54 mi)E of epicenterSan Antonio de los Cobres(pop: 4,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Los Andes, Salta ProvinceArgentina112 km (70 mi)NE of epicenterSusques(pop: 1,140)I: Not feltJujuy ProvinceArgentina130 km (81 mi)E of epicenterSanta Rosa de Tastil(pop: 2,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Rosario de Lerma, Salta ProvinceArgentina153 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterCachi(pop: 2,190)I: Not feltSalta ProvinceArgentina168 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterSan Pedro de Atacama(pop: 11,000)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile174 km (108 mi)E of epicenterPurmamarca(pop: 388)I: Not feltDepartamento de Tumbaya, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina180 km (112 mi)SE of epicenterCampo Quijano(pop: 5,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Rosario de Lerma, Salta ProvinceArgentina180 km (112 mi)NE of epicenterEl Aguilar(pop: 3,660)I: Not feltDepartamento de Humahuaca, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina189 km (118 mi)E of epicenterTilcara(pop: 5,640)I: Not feltJujuy ProvinceArgentina191 km (119 mi)E of epicenterSan Salvador de Jujuy(pop: 258,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina194 km (121 mi)SE of epicenterSalta(pop: 520,700)I: Not feltDepartamento Capital, Salta ProvinceArgentina199 km (124 mi)E of epicenterPalpala(pop: 48,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de Palpala, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina202 km (125 mi)SE of epicenterEl Carril(pop: 9,780)I: Not feltDepartamento de Chicoana, Salta ProvinceArgentina210 km (131 mi)NE of epicenterHumahuaca(pop: 11,400)I: Not feltJujuy ProvinceArgentina214 km (133 mi)NE of epicenterAbra Pampa(pop: 9,430)I: Not feltDepartamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina220 km (137 mi)S of epicenterAntofagasta de la Sierra(pop: 500)I: Not feltCatamarca ProvinceArgentina225 km (140 mi)E of epicenterLa Mendieta(pop: 3,810)I: Not feltDepartamento de San Pedro, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina234 km (146 mi)E of epicenterSan Pedro de Jujuy(pop: 58,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San Pedro, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina241 km (150 mi)E of epicenterFraile Pintado(pop: 13,700)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina243 km (151 mi)E of epicenterLibertador General San Martin(pop: 49,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina251 km (156 mi)SE of epicenterCafayate(pop: 11,800)I: Not feltSalta ProvinceArgentina255 km (159 mi)NW of epicenterCalama(pop: 166,300)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile256 km (159 mi)E of epicenterSanta Clara(pop: 4,880)I: Not feltDepartamento de Santa Barbara, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina257 km (159 mi)NW of epicenterSierra Gorda(pop: 1,070)I: Not feltProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile265 km (165 mi)E of epicenterCaimancito(pop: 5,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina273 km (170 mi)NE of epicenterLa Quiaca(pop: 14,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de Yavi, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina275 km (171 mi)NE of epicenterVillazon(pop: 30,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia279 km (173 mi)E of epicenterYuto(pop: 7,730)I: Not feltDepartamento de Ledesma, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina285 km (177 mi)W of epicenterBaquedano(pop: 858): Not feltProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile292 km (181 mi)SE of epicenterEl Galpon(pop: 8,360): Not feltDepartamento de Metan, Salta ProvinceArgentina305 km (189 mi)SE of epicenterTrancas(pop: 6,660): Not feltTucuman ProvinceArgentina320 km (199 mi)NW of epicenterMaria Elena(pop: 7,530): Not feltProvincia de Tocopilla, Region de AntofagastaChile362 km (225 mi)SE of epicenterVilla Burruyacu(pop: 2,040): Not feltDepartamento de Burruyacu, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina363 km (226 mi)NW of epicenterQuillagua(pop: 141): Not feltProvincia de Tocopilla, Region de AntofagastaChileNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-09-25EpicenterAgency3.9336 km209 mi03:23:19SALTA, ARGENTINAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.8204 km127 mi03:23:2686 km al O de San Antonio de los Cobres3.7 km (2.3 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))3.8204 km127 mi03:23:26Chile-Argentina Border Region3.7 km (2.3 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.25 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 135 quakes per year (or 11.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 859 quakes per year (or 72 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 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