What the records say
- When
- 27 Oct 1894
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Where
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 32.00° S, 68.50° W
- Intensity mmi
- 9
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1894 San Juan earthquake
Earthquake in Argentina
The 1894 San Juan earthquake took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 27 October 1894, at about 07:30 PM. It was the most powerful earthquake recorded in Argentina, with magnitude 7.5 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. Its epicenter was located to the northwest of San Juan, approximately at 29°48′S 69°00′W, and at a depth of 30 km.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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