Is Libertador General San Martín safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Libertador General San Martín safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Libertador General San Martín scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Argentina Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Libertador General San Martín scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Argentina (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Libertador General San Martín: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Jujuy territory, Libertador General San Martín is established at 23.8000° S, 64.7833° W. It lies 1,352.8 km SSE relative to Buenos Aires. Time zone observed: America/Argentina/Jujuy.
Jujuy
23.8000° S, 64.7833° W
464 m
America/Argentina/Jujuy
46,642
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Argentina
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Libertador General San Martín happened in September and November (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 10 Oct 2023 (113 km away) — USGS details
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