Villa Ibáñez is a locality located in the south-central
province of San Juan, west of the agricultural oasis of Ullúm, northwest of the city of
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan () is the capital and largest city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the (over ...
. It is the seat of the
Ullúm Department. Today, the town is the nucleus of an important wine, fruit and olive region par excellence of the aforementioned province.
Geography
Population
In the 2010 census, Villa Ibáñez had a population of 4,421.
Earthquakes
The seismicity of the
Cuyo area (west central Argentina) is frequent and of low intensity, and a seismic silence of medium to severe earthquakes every 20 years in different random areas.
[
;]1977 San Juan earthquake
The 1977 San Juan earthquake, also known as Caucete earthquake, took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 23 November at 06:26:26 AM. It measured 7.4 on the surface wave magnitude scale, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (''E ...
On 23 November 1977, the region was devastated by an earthquake, which left some unfortunate victims, and a significant percentage of material damage to buildings.[Fuentes: Rogelio Cáceres historiador de Caucete, Rolando Gabriel Cortez Calivar, Algañaraz Claudia Mariela, Gabriel Esteban Jofré Aguilera, María Isabel Becerra]
;1861 Mendoza earthquake
The 1861 Mendoza earthquake occurred in the province of Mendoza, Argentina on 20 March at 11:30 PM. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 on the scale and an intensity of IX–X on the Mercalli scale. Its hypocenter was located at an estimated d ...
Although this catastrophic geological activity has occurred since prehistoric times, the earthquake of 20 March 1861 marked an important milestone in the history of Argentine seismic events since it was the strongest recorded and documented in the country. Since then, the policies of successive Mendoza and municipal governments have been taking extreme care and restricting building codes.
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Populated places in San Juan Province, Argentina