Is Rinconada safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Rinconada safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rinconada scores 41/100 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.
Rinconada scores 41/100 (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 Rinconada: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Jujuy at 22.4333° S, 66.1667° W (elevation 3915 m), Rinconada lies 1,552.1 km SSE of Buenos Aires. Time zone: America/Argentina/Jujuy.
Jujuy
22.4333° S, 66.1667° W
3915 m
America/Argentina/Jujuy
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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 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Rinconada happened in March (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
6 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.8 on 10 May 2022 (128 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 21 Aug 2024 (44 km away) — USGS details
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