Just 6 minutes ago, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near La Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja Province, Argentina. The tremor was recorded early on Wednesday morning, September 23, 2026, at 6:21 a.m. local time, at an intermediate depth of 130. km below the surface.The event was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the epicentral area. Weak shaking might have been felt in Chilecito (pop. 42,200), located 42 km from the epicenter; Villa Bustos (pop. 2,200), 51 km away; Arauco (pop. 13,700), 53 km away; Aimogasta (pop. 16,600), 54 km away; La Rioja (pop. 178,900), 71 km away; Tinogasta (pop. 14,500), 95 km away; and Vinchina (pop. 2,800), 96 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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 firsthand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 23, 2026 09:21 a.m. (Universal Time) local time (23 Sep 2026 09:21 GMT)Magnitude: 5.4Hypocenter depth: 138.50 kmEpicenter coordinates: 28.85°S / 67.25°W (Departamento de Famatina, La Rioja Province, Argentina)Primary data source: EMSC