The 1871 Orán earthquake that took place in the
Province of Salta
Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Bol ...
, in the Republic of
Argentina, on Tuesday, 9 October 1871 at 02:15. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.4 .
The earthquake was located at a depth of .
Damage and casualties
The destructive force of the 1871 Orán earthquake was measured at VIII on the
Mercalli intensity scale
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the eff ...
. It completely destroyed the former city of
Orán
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
(now San Ramón de la Nueva Orán), towards the northern parts of the province of
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...
. It caused 20 deaths as well as injuries.
Aftermath
As a result of the destruction of the original city of Orán, it was later reestablished under the name of
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (usually referred to simply as Orán) is a city in northwest , about from the provincial capital, Salta. It is the head town of the Orán Department, and it has about 73,000 inhabitants as per the , which makes it th ...
.
See also
*
List of earthquakes in Argentina
*
List of historical earthquakes
References
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1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
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1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
1871 disasters in Argentina