The magic Mendoza danced a little with her Andes: a strong 5° Richter earthquake

A strong earthquake was recorded this Sunday at 8:37 in the Uco Valley, Mendoza province, according to the National Institute of Seismic Prevention ...

A strong earthquake was recorded at 8:37 this Sunday in the Uco Valley, in the province of Mendoza, according to the National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres). According to the final analysis, the tremor reached a magnitude of 5o on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located 75 km northwest of San Rafael, and 246 km south of the city of Mendoza. The depth of the seismic event was 30 kilometers, a characteristic that increased its inten…

A strong earthquake was recorded this Sunday at 8:37 in the Uco Valley, Mendoza province, according to the National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres). The tremor reached a magnitude of 5o on the Richter scale, with an epicenter located 75 km northwest of San Rafael and 246 km south of the city of Mendoza. The depth of the telluric movement was 30 kilometers. Source

The Inpres originally spoke of 5.7 degrees, but then in the official report it reduced it to 5 degrees. However, as it went to great depth, it made it feel in large area of the province, a little longer than usual. They placed it between San Rafael and the provincial capital, without report of victims. Read more

A strong earthquake was recorded this Sunday at 8:37 in the Uco Valley, province of Mendoza, according to the National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres). The earthquake reached a magnitude of 5o on the Richter scale, with an epicenter located 75 km northwest of San Rafael and 246 km south of the city of Mendoza. The depth of the telluric movement was 30 kilometers. Initially, an automatic preliminary report had calculated the magnitude at…