# List of earthquakes in Argentina

This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.
* Details are approximate for old events.
* Magnitude is measured in the Richter scale.
* Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
* Depth is given in miles.

## 1600–1899

| | Date | Time | Mag. | Intensity | Epicenter | Depth | Death toll |
| 1692 Salta earthquake | 1692-09-13 | 11:00:00 a.m. | 7.0 | IX | 25°23′59″S 64°47′59″W﻿ / ﻿25.39972°S 64.79972°W﻿ / -25.39972; -64.79972 | 20 | 13 |
| 1782 Mendoza earthquake | 1782-05-22 | 4:00:00 p.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 33°00′00″S 69°12′0″W﻿ / ﻿33.00000°S 69.20000°W﻿ / -33.00000; -69.20000 | 20 | - |
| 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 1817-07-04 | 5:30:00 p.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 28°00′00″S 64°30′0″W﻿ / ﻿28.00000°S 64.50000°W﻿ / -28.00000; -64.50000 | 20 | - |
| 1826 Trancas earthquake | 1826-01-19 | 8:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 26°11′59″S 65°15′00″W﻿ / ﻿26.19972°S 65.25000°W﻿ / -26.19972; -65.25000 | 20 | 2 |
| 1844 Salta earthquake | 1844-10-18 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 6.5 | VII | 24°48′00″S 64°42′00″W﻿ / ﻿24.80000°S 64.70000°W﻿ / -24.80000; -64.70000 | 20 | - |
| 1861 Mendoza earthquake | 1861-03-20 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 7.2 | IX-X | 32°53′59″S 68°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.89972°S 68.90000°W﻿ / -32.89972; -68.90000 | 20 | 4247 |
| 1863 Jujuy earthquake | 1863-01-14 | 11:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 23°36′00″S 65°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.60000°S 65.00000°W﻿ / -23.60000; -65.00000 | 20 | - |
| 1871 Orán earthquake | 1871-10-09 | 2:15:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 23°6′00″S 64°17′59″W﻿ / ﻿23.10000°S 64.29972°W﻿ / -23.10000; -64.29972 | 20 | 20 |
| 1874 Orán earthquake | 1874-07-06 | 7:00:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 23°00′00″S 64°12′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.00000°S 64.20000°W﻿ / -23.00000; -64.20000 | 20 | - |
| 1880 Tunuyan earthquake | 1880-08-19 | 9:30:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 33°00′00″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿33.00000°S 69.00000°W﻿ / -33.00000; -69.00000 | 20 | 1 |
| 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake | 1888-06-05 | 3:20:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 34°36′00″S 57°53′59″W﻿ / ﻿34.60000°S 57.89972°W﻿ / -34.60000; -57.89972 | 20 | - |
| 1892 Recreo earthquake | 1892-03-21 | 1:45:00 a.m. | 6.0 | VII | 29°30′00″S 65°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿29.50000°S 65.00000°W﻿ / -29.50000; -65.00000 | 20 | - |
| 1894 San Juan earthquake | 1894-10-27 | 7:30:00 p.m. | 7.5 | IX | 29°48′00″S 69°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿29.80000°S 69.00000°W﻿ / -29.80000; -69.00000 | 20 | 58 |
| 1898 Catamarca earthquake | 1898-02-05 | 12:57:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 28°26′59″S 66°09′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.44972°S 66.15000°W﻿ / -28.44972; -66.15000 | 20 | - |
| 1899 Yacuiba earthquake | 1899-03-23 | 8:00:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 22°06′00″S 63°47′59″W﻿ / ﻿22.10000°S 63.79972°W﻿ / -22.10000; -63.79972 | 20 | 3 |
| 1899 La Rioja earthquake | 1899-04-12 | 4:10:00 p.m. | 6.4 | VIII | 28°38′59″S 68°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.64972°S 68.40000°W﻿ / -28.64972; -68.40000 | 20 | 11 |

## 20th century

| | Date | Time | Mag. | Intensity | Epicenter | Depth | Death toll |
| 1903 Mendoza earthquake | 1903-08-12 | 11:00:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 32°06′00″S 69°05′59″W﻿ / ﻿32.10000°S 69.09972°W﻿ / -32.10000; -69.09972 | 45 | 7 |
| 1906 Tafí del Valle earthquake | 1906-11-17 | 4:30:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 26°45′00″S 65°42′00″W﻿ / ﻿26.75000°S 65.70000°W﻿ / -26.75000; -65.70000 | 20 | - |
| 1907 Tucumán earthquake | 1907-08-11 | 1:15:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 27°11′59″S 65°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.19972°S 65.50000°W﻿ / -27.19972; -65.50000 | 20 | - |
| 1908 Salta earthquake | 1908-02-05 | 8:50:00 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 25°11′59″S 64°42′00″W﻿ / ﻿25.19972°S 64.70000°W﻿ / -25.19972; -64.70000 | 20 | - |
| 1908 Cruz del Eje earthquake | 1908-09-22 | 5:00:00 p.m. | 6.5 | VII | 30°30′00″S 64°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿30.50000°S 64.50000°W﻿ / -30.50000; -64.50000 | 60 | - |
| 1913 Tucumán earthquake | 1913-11-06 | 4:45:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 26°48′00″S 65°05′59″W﻿ / ﻿26.80000°S 65.09972°W﻿ / -26.80000; -65.09972 | 20 | - |
| 1917 Mendoza earthquake | 1917-07-27 | 2:51:40 a.m. | 6.5 | VII | 32°17′59″S 68°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.29972°S 68.90000°W﻿ / -32.29972; -68.90000 | 30 | 2 |
| 1920 Mendoza earthquake | 1920-12-17 | 6:59:49 p.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 32°42′00″S 68°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.70000°S 68.40000°W﻿ / -32.70000; -68.40000 | 25 | 250 |
| 1927 Mendoza earthquake | 1927-04-14 | 6:23:28 a.m. | 7.1 | VIII | 32°00′00″S 69°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.00000°S 69.50000°W﻿ / -32.00000; -69.50000 | 70 | 2 |
| 1929 Mendoza earthquake | 1929-05-23 | 5:04:00 a.m. | 5.7 | VI | 32°53′59″S 68°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.89972°S 68.90000°W﻿ / -32.89972; -68.90000 | 20 | - |
| 1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake | 1929-05-30 | 9:43:24 a.m. | 6.8 | VIII | 35°00′00″S 68°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿35.00000°S 68.00000°W﻿ / -35.00000; -68.00000 | 25 | 40 |
| 1930 La Poma earthquake | 1930-12-24 | 6:02:50 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 24°41′59″S 66°17′59″W﻿ / ﻿24.69972°S 66.29972°W﻿ / -24.69972; -66.29972 | 20 | 33 |
| 1931 El Naranjo earthquake | 1931-04-03 | 3:19:06 a.m. | 6.3 | VII | 27°00′00″S 65°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿27.00000°S 65.00000°W﻿ / -27.00000; -65.00000 | 110 | - |
| 1933 Tucumán earthquake | 1933-02-12 | 4:05:00 a.m. | 5.5 | VI | 26°36′00″S 65°20′59″W﻿ / ﻿26.60000°S 65.34972°W﻿ / -26.60000; -65.34972 | 20 | - |
| 1934 Sampacho earthquake | 1934-06-11 | 3:07:09 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 33°30′00″S 64°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿33.50000°S 64.50000°W﻿ / -33.50000; -64.50000 | 20 | - |
| 1936 San Luis earthquake | 1936-05-22 | 12:15:58 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 32°00′00″S 66°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿32.00000°S 66.00000°W﻿ / -32.00000; -66.00000 | 25 | - |
| 1941 San Juan earthquake | 1941-07-03 | 7:11:43 a.m. | 6.2 | VII | 31°48′00″S 67°47′59″W﻿ / ﻿31.80000°S 67.79972°W﻿ / -31.80000; -67.79972 | 12 | 2 |
| 1944 San Juan earthquake | 1944-01-15 | 11:49:27 p.m. | 7.4 | IX | 31°23′59″S 68°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿31.39972°S 68.40000°W﻿ / -31.39972; -68.40000 | 20 | 10000 |
| 1947 Córdoba earthquake | 1947-01-16 | 2:37:40 a.m. | 5.5 | VII | 31°06′00″S 64°30′00″W﻿ / ﻿31.10000°S 64.50000°W﻿ / -31.10000; -64.50000 | 30 | - |
| 1948 Corrientes earthquake | 1948-01-21 | 4:47:40 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 30°30′00″S 58°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿30.50000°S 58.00000°W﻿ / -30.50000; -58.00000 | 20 | - |
| 1948 Salta earthquake | 1948-08-25 | 6:09:23 a.m. | 7.0 | IX | 24°53′59″S 64°47′59″W﻿ / ﻿24.89972°S 64.79972°W﻿ / -24.89972; -64.79972 | 30 | 2 |
| 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakess | 1949-12-17 | 6:53:30 a.m. | 7.7 | VIII | 54°00′00″S 68°46′11″W﻿ / ﻿54.00000°S 68.76972°W﻿ / -54.00000; -68.76972 | 20 | 1 |
| 1952 San Juan earthquake | 1952-06-11 | 12:31:37 a.m. | 7.0 | VIII | 31°36′00″S 68°35′59″W﻿ / ﻿31.60000°S 68.59972°W﻿ / -31.60000; -68.59972 | 20 | 2 |
| 1955 Villa Giardino earthquake | 1955-05-28 | 6:20:41 a.m. | 7.3 | VI | 31°02′00″S 64°29′00″W﻿ / ﻿31.03333°S 64.48333°W﻿ / -31.03333; -64.48333 | 215 | - |
| 1957 Villa Castelli earthquake | 1957-10-24 | 8:07:21 p.m. | 6.0 | VII | 28°53′59″S 68°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿28.89972°S 68.00000°W﻿ / -28.89972; -68.00000 | 23 | - |
| 1959 San Andrés earthquake | 1959-05-12 | 9:46:55 a.m. | 6.8 | VIII | 23°10′47″S 64°39′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.17972°S 64.65000°W﻿ / -23.17972; -64.65000 | 60 | - |
| 1966 Belén earthquake | 1966-10-21 | 12:39:39 p.m. | 5.0 | VII | 27°43′11″S 62°20′24″W﻿ / ﻿27.71972°S 62.34000°W﻿ / -27.71972; -62.34000 | 30 | - |
| 1966 Tartagal earthquake | 1966-10-30 | 5:43:52 a.m. | 4.8 | VI | 22°25′12″S 63°53′59″W﻿ / ﻿22.42000°S 63.89972°W﻿ / -22.42000; -63.89972 | 12 | - |
| 1966 San Juan earthquake | 1966-11-10 | 3:02:32 a.m. | 5.9 | VI | 31°56′59″S 68°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿31.94972°S 68.40000°W﻿ / -31.94972; -68.40000 | 70 | - |
| 1967 Mendoza earthquake | 1967-04-25 | 10:36:15 a.m. | 5.4 | VI | 32°43′11″S 69°10′12″W﻿ / ﻿32.71972°S 69.17000°W﻿ / -32.71972; -69.17000 | 28 | - |
| 1968 Chaco earthquake | 1968-10-15 | 7:54:20 p.m. | 5.0 | VI | 26°52′12″S 60°52′48″W﻿ / ﻿26.87000°S 60.88000°W﻿ / -26.87000; -60.88000 | 45 | - |
| 1972 San Juan earthquake | 1972-09-26 | 9:05:43 p.m. | 5.8 | VI | 30°53′59″S 68°12′35″W﻿ / ﻿30.89972°S 68.20972°W﻿ / -30.89972; -68.20972 | 10 | - |
| 1973 Catamarca earthquake | 1973-11-03 | 2:17:38 p.m. | 5.8 | VI | 25°58′48″S 67°42′35″W﻿ / ﻿25.98000°S 67.70972°W﻿ / -25.98000; -67.70972 | 17 | - |
| 1973 Salta earthquake | 1973-11-19 | 11:19:32 a.m. | 5.9 | VII | 24°34′12″S 64°34′47″W﻿ / ﻿24.57000°S 64.57972°W﻿ / -24.57000; -64.57972 | 12 | - |
| 1974 Orán earthquake | 1974-08-17 | 10:08:46 p.m. | 5.0 | VII | 23°18′00″S 64°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿23.30000°S 64.40000°W﻿ / -23.30000; -64.40000 | 19 | - |
| 1977 La Rioja earthquake | 1977-06-07 | 1:31:23 p.m. | 5.1 | VII | 29°44′23″S 67°47′59″W﻿ / ﻿29.73972°S 67.79972°W﻿ / -29.73972; -67.79972 | 63 | - |
| 1977 San Juan earthquake | 1977-11-23 | 9:26:23 a.m. | 7.4 | IX | 31°02′23″S 67°45′36″W﻿ / ﻿31.03972°S 67.76000°W﻿ / -31.03972; -67.76000 | 11 | 65 |
| 1977 San Juan earthquake (aftershock) | 1977-12-06 | 5:05:06 p.m. | 5.9 | VI | 31°13′48″S 67°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿31.23000°S 67.90000°W﻿ / -31.23000; -67.90000 | 13 | - |
| 1978 San Juan earthquake (aftershock) | 1978-01-17 | 11:33:14 a.m. | 5.7 | VI | 31°15′00″S 67°59′23″W﻿ / ﻿31.25000°S 67.98972°W﻿ / -31.25000; -67.98972 | 12 | - |
| 1981 Tucumán earthquake | 1981-05-09 | 9:50:39 a.m. | 5.0 | VI | 26°34′12″S 64°53′24″W﻿ / ﻿26.57000°S 64.89000°W﻿ / -26.57000; -64.89000 | 23 | - |
| 1985 Mendoza earthquake | 1985-01-26 | 3:07:00 a.m. | 6.2 | VIII | 33°07′11″S 68°49′11″W﻿ / ﻿33.11972°S 68.81972°W﻿ / -33.11972; -68.81972 | 7 | 6 |
| 1992 Timbo Viejo earthquake | 1992-02-29 | 4:17:19 p.m. | 5.2 | VI | 26°40′47″S 64°55′48″W﻿ / ﻿26.67972°S 64.93000°W﻿ / -26.67972; -64.93000 | 14 | - |
| 1993 San Juan earthquake | 1993-06-08 | 11:17:41 p.m. | 6.5 | VI | 31°33′35″S 69°13′48″W﻿ / ﻿31.55972°S 69.23000°W﻿ / -31.55972; -69.23000 | 70 | - |
| 1993 San Juan earthquake | 1993-10-30 | 5:59:02 p.m. | 5.9 | VI | 31°41′59″S 68°13′48″W﻿ / ﻿31.69972°S 68.23000°W﻿ / -31.69972; -68.23000 | 66 | - |
| 1993 San Francisco earthquake | 1993-12-17 | 5:30:26 a.m. | 4.3 | VI | 23°33′35″S 65°00′36″W﻿ / ﻿23.55972°S 65.01000°W﻿ / -23.55972; -65.01000 | 37 | - |
| 1997 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 1997-06-17 | 7:15:00 p.m. | 5.5 | VI | 27°44′38″S 64°45′11″W﻿ / ﻿27.74389°S 64.75306°W﻿ / -27.74389; -64.75306 | 28 | - |

## 21st century

| | Date | Time | Mag. | Intensity | Epicenter | Depth | Death toll |
| 2002 La Rioja earthquake | 2002-05-28 | 1:04:28 a.m. | 6.0 | VIII | 29°56′13″S 66°47′49″W﻿ / ﻿29.93694°S 66.79694°W﻿ / -29.93694; -66.79694 | 22 | - |
| 2004 Catamarca earthquake | 2004-09-07 | 8:53:00 a.m. | 6.4 | VII | 28°34′23″S 65°50′24″W﻿ / ﻿28.573°S 65.840°W﻿ / -28.573; -65.840 | 35 | 1 |
| 2006 Mendoza earthquake | 2006-08-05 | 11:03:00 a.m. | 5.7 | V-VI | 33°13′S 68°57′W﻿ / ﻿33.217°S 68.950°W﻿ / -33.217; -68.950 | 20 | - |
| 2009 Jujuy earthquake | 2009-11-06 | 5:49:00 a.m. | 5.5 | V-VI | 23°30′21″S 64°33′43″W﻿ / ﻿23.50583°S 64.56194°W﻿ / -23.50583; -64.56194 | 9 | - |
| 2010 Ushuaia earthquake | 2010-01-17 | 8:00:00 a.m. | 6.5 | VII | 58°05′49″S 66°39′04″W﻿ / ﻿58.09694°S 66.65111°W﻿ / -58.09694; -66.65111 | 16 | - |
| 2010 Tucumán earthquake | 2010-01-19 | 2:28:00 p.m. | 5.4 | VII | 27°35′02″S 65°49′44″W﻿ / ﻿27.58389°S 65.82889°W﻿ / -27.58389; -65.82889 | 16 | - |
| 2010 Salta earthquake | 2010-02-27 | 12:45:00 a.m. | 6.1 | VII | 24°35′16.8″S 65°25′55.2″W﻿ / ﻿24.588000°S 65.432000°W﻿ / -24.588000; -65.432000 | 24 | 2 |
| 2011 Santiago del Estero earthquake | 2011-01-1 | 17:28:15 UTC | 7.0 | VII | 26°45′29″S 63°06′11″W﻿ / ﻿26.758°S 63.103°W﻿ / -26.758; -63.103 | 562 | - |
| 2015 El Galpon earthquake | 2015-10-17 | 11:33:09 UTC | 5.8 | VI | 25°28′01″S 64°29′02″W﻿ / ﻿25.467°S 64.484°W﻿ / -25.467; -64.484 | 17 | 1 |
| 2021 San Juan earthquake | 2021-01-19 | 02:46:22 UTC | 6.4 | VII | 31°49′59″S 68°47′56″W﻿ / ﻿31.833°S 68.799°W﻿ / -31.833; -68.799 | 20.8 | - |