What the records say
- When
- 13 Sep 1692
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 25.40° S, 64.80° W
- Deaths
- 11
- Intensity mmi
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1692 Salta earthquake
Earthquake in Argentina
The 1692 Salta earthquake took place in the Province of Salta, in the Republic of Argentina on 13 September at 11:00 a.m. local time. It registered 7.0 on the Richter scale and was located at a depth of 30 kilometres (19 mi). Aftershocks continued to be felt until 15 September. The fault responsible for the earthquake has not been identified, although it may have been the Mojotoro fault.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page