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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Northern Argentina hit by 6.4 Earthquake
By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, September 2, 7:44 AM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A magnitude-6.4 earthquake has struck
north-central Argentina, shaking things up enough to make people
evacuate some buildings in the capital hundreds of miles
(kilometers) away.
The U.S. Geological Service says the quake’s epicenter was 80
miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Santiago del Estero, a
provincial capital of 250,000 people and the 12th-largest city in
Argentina.
It was centered deep underground, nearly 400 miles (600
kilometers) below the surface, where quakes generally cause less
damage.
The shaking prompted people to spill out of the San Isidro courts
building in Buenos Aires province Friday morning.