What the records say
- When
- 25 Aug 1948
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Where
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 24.56° S, 64.52° W
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 30
1948 Salta earthquake
Earthquake in Argentina
The 1948 Salta earthquake took place in the Argentinian province of Salta on 25 August at 03:09:28 local time The shock was 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Property damage and casualties occurred in several towns in the east and southeast of Salta, and also in northern Tucumán and Jujuy, affecting the capitals of both.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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