1844 Salta earthquake

Earthquake October 2024 1844 Salta earthquake yes yes 1844 10 18 23:00 UTC Argentina 6.5 s y 24.80 S 64.7 W region:AR_type:event inline,title Salta, Argentina VII unknown The 1844 Salta earthquake took place in the Province of Salta, in the Republic of Argentina, on 18 October at 23:00 UTC. Reports estimated a magnitude of 6.5 s yes,Determinación del parámetro Vs30 para la ciudad de Salta a partir de medicinoes de microtrepidaciones en arreglos multicanal https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329629305 Lesser F.E. Molina G.R. 2018 es 3 May 2020 Orosco L.E. and a hypocentral depth of 30 km.http://www.inpres.gov.ar/seismology/seismology/historic/hist.panel.htm Lista de Terremotos Historicos https://web.archive.org/web/20110929075554/http://www.inpres.gov.ar/seismology/seismology/historic/hist.panel.htm 29 September 2011 3 January 2013http://www.elintransigente.com/notas/2010/10/18/octubre-1844-violento-terremoto-sacude-salta-59126.asp 8 de octubre de 1844: Un violento terremoto sacude a Salta 18 October 2010 El Intransigente 3 January 2014 3 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140103234911/http://www.elintransigente.com/notas/2010/10/18/octubre-1844-violento-terremoto-sacude-salta-59126.asp dead Damage and casualties The Province of Salta is an area of high seismic activity. The last major earthquake to have affected the area prior to the October 1844 event was in 1692. The destructive force of the 1844 Salta earthquake was measured at VII on the Mercalli intensity scale, impacting several villages and the capital city. Despite the damage, no loss of life was reported.http://catedralsalta.org/los-terremotos-de-1844/ Los Terremotos de 1844 Catedral Basilica de Salta 3 January 2014 3 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140103213155/http://catedralsalta.org/los-terremotos-de-1844/ dead The shockwaves were also experienced in Jujuy, Tucumán, and Santiago del Estero.http://www.eltribuno.info/salta/nota_print.aspx?Note=90565 Los salteños y el miedo místico a la destrucción total Sagárnaga Daniel 3 January 2014 Several aftershocks were felt after the initial tremor, creating new channels through which water flowed until October 26th. The final aftershock was felt the next day. Aftermath During the quake, the villagers rushed to the main square, then towards the Cathedral, moving the statues of Christ and the Virgen del Milagro to the plaza. There, they prostrated before the images and prayed.http://www.eltribuno.info/salta/nota_print.aspx?Note=87880 Una noche de luna y de terremoto 18 December 1844 Borelli El Tribuno 3 January 2014http://www.portaldesalta.gov.ar/1844.html El 18 octubre de 1844 Salta fue sacudida por un sismo Andrés Mendieta 3 January 2014 Although the Fiesta del Milagro has its origins in the 1692 Salta earthquake, in which the images of Christ and the Virgen del Milagro were said to have saved the city from the earthquakes, it was not until 1845, a year following the 1844 earthquake, that ecclesiastical authorities along with the Government of the Province, signed the so-called Pact of Allegiance (Pacta de Fidelidad). In this pact, the village agreed to officiate the acts of the Fiesta de Milagro (Feast of the Miracle), with novena and processions on 15th September each year. The primitive "Fiestas del Milagro" in Salta was filled with celebration and excess, but it was from 1935, after the severe restrictions imposed by Archbishop Tavella, that these "excesses" were banned and the feast took on the character of penance and atonement. See also List of earthquakes in Argentina List of historical earthquakes References 1844 1844 1844 Category:1844 disasters in Argentina