Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - 59 km south of Ciudad de San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan, Argentina, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:39 am (GMT -3) -
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 90 km depth
17 May 06:46 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 17, 2022 06:39:41 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:39 am (GMT -3) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 90.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 32.06°S / 68.46°W  (Departamento de Sarmiento, San Juan, Argentina) |
| Antipode | 32.06°N / 111.54°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Tupungatito (195 km / 121 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 23 km (15 mi) N of Primero de Mayo (Mendoza) (pop: 1000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SSE of Pocito (pop: 41,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Caucete (pop: 33,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) S of Santa Lucia (pop: 43,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (36 mi) S of Ciudad de San Juan (pop: 447,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) S of Villa Paula de Sarmiento (pop: 19,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) S of Chimbas (pop: 73,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) S of Albardon (pop: 20,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) NNE of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 979 km (608 mi) WNW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires C.F.) (pop: 13,076,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  6.6°C (44 F), humidity: 46%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from S |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 90 km | SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
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