What the records say
- When
- 17 Dec 1920
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Where
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 31.91° S, 68.41° W
- Deaths
- 400
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 15
The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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