The 1952 San Juan earthquake took place on 11 June at 00:31:43
UTC in the
province
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of
San Juan,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. It measured 6.8 on the
moment magnitude scale
The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with or Mw, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude ("size" or strength) based on its seismic moment. It was defined in a 1979 pape ...
with a depth of . The earthquake was felt in San Juan with a maximum of VIII (''Severe'') on the
Mercalli intensity scale. It caused damage in some locations in the south and west of the province, and a small number of casualties.
See also
*
List of earthquakes in 1952
*
List of earthquakes in Argentina
This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.
* Details are approximate for old events.
* Magnitude is measured in the Richter magnitude scale.
* Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
* Depth is given in miles.
1600-1899
20th c ...
References
External links
* Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica
''Listado de Terremotos Históricos''
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1952
Events January–February
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Earthquakes in San Juan Province, Argentina
San Juan, 1952
San Juan Earthquake, 1952
June 1952 events in South America
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