Is San Antonio de los Cobres safe? Argentina travel risk
Is San Antonio de los Cobres safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Antonio de los Cobres scores 36/100 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.
San Antonio de los Cobres scores 36/100 (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 San Antonio de los Cobres: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 24.2178° S, 66.3200° W within Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres is situated 1,387.3 km SSE of Buenos Aires at an altitude of 3930 m.
Salta
24.2178° S, 66.3200° W
3930 m
America/Argentina/Salta
5,482
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of San Antonio de los Cobres 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 (87 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 21 Mar 2026 (83 km away) — USGS details
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