1892 Recreo earthquake

1892 Recreo earthquake

The 1892 Recreo earthquake was an earthquake that took place in the Catamarca Province of Argentina.

on 27 October 1894, at about 01:45 AM. with magnitude 6.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located approximately at coord|29|30|0|S|65|0|0|W|, and at a depth of 30 km.

The earthquake was felt with grade VII in the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused some fatalities and serious structural damage in the town of Recreo.

References

* Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. [http://www.inpres.gov.ar/seismology/seismology/historic/hist.panel.htm "Listado de Terremotos Históricos"] .


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