What the records say
- When
- 5 Jun 1888
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Where
- Uruguay
- Coordinates
- 34.50° S, 57.90° W
- Intensity mmi
- 5
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1888 Río de la Plata earthquake
Earthquake between Argentina and Uruguay
The 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake occurred on 5 June measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and shook the upper Río de la Plata at 3:20 UTC-3. The epicentre was located 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) and 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Buenos Aires (Argentina), with a hypocentre 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
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