What the records say
- When
- 9 Oct 1871
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Where
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 23.10° S, 64.30° W
- Intensity mmi
- 8
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1871 Orán earthquake
Earthquake in Argentina
The 1871 Orán earthquake that took place in the Province of Salta, in the Republic of Argentina, on Tuesday, 9 October 1871 at 02:15. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.4 Ms. The earthquake was located at a depth of 30 kilometres (19 mi).
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page