La Rioja trembled with magnitude 5.9: what is the difference between earthquake, earthquake and tremor?

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.83 destroyed the province of La Rioja, located in the northwest of Argentina, on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The seismic event was recorded by the German Geociences Research Centre (GFZ) which reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km. This was the third and more... The post Terrereto reaches Argentina and leaves the country on alert first appeared on The Antagnonist.

A strong 5.9-degree earthquake on the Richter scale shook the province of La Rioja this Thursday at noon and left shocking postcards: cracked walls, completely destroyed adobe houses and rocks coming out of the hills. The natural phenomenon occurred at 13:04 and was the third recorded in the day, after two more mild tremors in the morning. The epicenter of the movement was located 108 kilometers north-west of the provincial capital, 167 kilomete…

In localities of the department of Famatina, where some 2200 people live, there was a 5.9-degree earthquake on the Richter scale. “Since the 1976 San Juan earthquake that we didn’t feel something like it,” say the oldest neighbors of the towns of Campana and Pituil in the Rioja department of Famatina, where it was the epicenter of the 5.9-degree earthquake on the Richter scale. At 13.04, on a sunny and warm day, the 2200 inhabitants of the area …

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on the Richter scale shook the province of La Rioja at 13:04, according to the National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres). The telluric movement was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers, with coordinates -28,590 latitude and -67,440 longitude. Although the epicenter was located in the west of the country, the tremor was felt in different localities of Tucumán. Users of social networks reported having perceived t…

In localities in the department of Famatina, where about 2,200 people live, an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 was registered on the Richter scale. “Since the earthquake of San Juan in 1976, we haven't felt anything like that”, say the oldest residents of the towns of Campana and Pituil, in the department of Famatina, in La Rioja, Argentina, where the earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale was the epicenter. At 13:04 on a sunny and hot day…