Observed earthquake
100 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.6 mb | 206 km | 2026-10-27 11:41:22 UTC | 23.18°S, 66.66°W | Reviewed by an analyst56 stations | us7000ttfs ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.6 mb | 223 km | 2026-10-27 11:41:23 UTC | 23.17°S, 66.77°W | Not stated | 20261027_0000138 ↗ |
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M4.6 mb | 193 km | 2026-10-27 11:41:21 UTC | 23.17°S, 66.75°W | Not stated | gfz2026vbeo ↗ |
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:48 UTC
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:50 UTC · grouped with match confidence 94%
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:52 UTC · grouped with match confidence 98%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.