Earthquake details

Thursday, October 24, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Argentina on Thursday, October 24, 1968 at 17:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbas (Argentina - AR), about 120.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.449 and latitude -30.410.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.0 km
Coordinates	-30.410, -68.449
UTC time	1968-10-24 17:34:33.720

Location	La Rioja
Country	Argentina (AR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbas	120.8 km
San Juan	125.8 km
Santa Lucía	125.9 km
Caucete	139.1 km
Pocito	142.3 km
Chilecito	166.6 km
La Rioja	190.1 km
Ovalle	264.6 km
La Serena	275.4 km
Mendoza	278.5 km
Coquimbo	282.7 km
San Martín	297.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 La Rioja Argentina · 2026-05-02 05:04 UTC	191.4 km
M 4.2 Chilecito Argentina · 2026-03-13 14:58 UTC	203.3 km
M 4.2 Chilecito Argentina · 2026-01-04 22:29 UTC	192.0 km

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