Moderate Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake 31 km Southeast of Tartagal, Argentina

Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026 10:19 | 17 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred only 14 minutes ago 31 km southeast of Tartagal, Argentina, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Tartagal, Departamento de General José de San Martín, Salta Province, Argentina, in the morning on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 7:04 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in General Mosconi (pop. 19,800) located 25 km from the epicenter, and Tartagal (pop. 60,800) 31 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Embarcacion (pop. 24,000) located 73 km from the epicenter, Bermejo (pop. 35,400) 75 km away, Salvador Mazza (pop. 25,000) 76 km away, Yacuiba (pop. 82,800) 80 km away, and Orán (pop. 74,100) 86 km away.

Earthquake data:

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Date & time: Apr 29, 2026 07:04 am (Salta time) local time (29 Apr 2026 10:04 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 22.73°S / 63.61°W (General Jose de San Martin, Salta Province, Argentina)
Primary data source: EMSC