Argentina: Strong Earthquake Strikes San Juan

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Argentina: Strong Earthquake Strikes San Juan


Posted: January 18th, 2012 in Earthquake by LALATE


CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – A strong Argentina earthquake today struck San Juan. The terremoto today January 18, 2012 could be felt in Mendoza, Argentina and the region east of Santiago, Chile. No reports of injuries have yet to be detailed by local news.

A strong 5.0 magnitude earthquake today struck Argentina, local news indicates. The quake struck after 8 am local time. USGS reports to news that the quake had a nominal depth. Striking at only four miles below the earth’s surface, the quake could be felt across a wide cross section.

Local news reports the quake was centered closest to San Juan, Argentina. The quake was roughly thirty miles east of town. The quake was also eighty-eight miles west of La Rioja. It was centered ninety-three miles north of Mendoza and six hundred miles west of Buenos Aires.

No reports of damage have been detailed by local news. The quake was north east of Santiago Chile, and directly east of Salamanca, Chile and Canela.

The quake was centered just outside the edges of the San Juan, Argentina region. Local news put the quake north of the 141 highway.

In October, Argentina suffered a 6.2 magnitude temblor, one of the strongest earthquakes to strike the country that year. The quake was centered sixty-five miles east of San Salvador de Jujuy and roughly eighty miles outside El Quebrachal.

In September last year, a 6.7 magnitude quake made news, striking west of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero. Months earlier, the Tucuman region of Argentina dominated new after suffering a 5.3 magnitude terremoto as well.
 news reports the quake was centered closest to San Juan, Argentina. The quake was roughly thirty miles east of town. The quake was also eighty-eight miles west of La Rioja. It was centered ninety-three miles north of Mendoza and six hundred miles west of Buenos Aires.

No reports of damage have been detailed by local news. The quake was north east of Santiago Chile, and directly east of Salamanca, Chile and Canela.

The quake was centered just outside the edges of the San Juan, Argentina region. Local news put the quake north of the 141 highway.

In October, Argentina suffered a 6.2 magnitude temblor, one of the strongest earthquakes to strike the country that year. The quake was centered sixty-five miles east of San Salvador de Jujuy and roughly eighty miles outside El Quebrachal.

In September last year, a 6.7 magnitude quake made news, striking west of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero. Months earlier, the Tucuman region of Argentina dominated new after suffering a 5.3 magnitude terremoto as well.

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