Overview
- Inpres, Argentina’s national seismic institute, confirmed a magnitude-4.5 earthquake in Catamarca at a depth of 10 kilometers.
- Instruments placed the epicenter 38 kilometers northwest of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
- Residents in the nearby city of Frías reported a gentle tremor and shared their accounts on social media.
- Local reporting said there were no injuries or damage to homes after the shaking.
- Inpres listed the epicenter at coordinates -28.27, -66.07 with reference distances of 147 km to La Rioja and 66 km to Chumbicha.