1927 Mendoza earthquake

January 2014 1927 Mendoza earthquake 1927-04-14 06:23:28 909200 iscgemsup909200 yes 1927 04 14 03:23 Argentina L 7.1 110 km mi us on VIII 32.0 S 69.5 W region:AR_type:event inline,title Salta, Argentina 3 The 1927 Mendoza earthquake took place in Mendoza Province, in the Republic of Argentina, on 14 April at 06:23:28 UTC.http://www.saber.ula.ve/bitstream/123456789/24595/2/articulo44-1-6.pdf Sismicidad histórica entre los 32° 30′ – 36° lat. sur y los 68° – 69° 30′ long. oeste, provincia de Mendoza, Argentina Graciela E. Tello Revista Geográfica Venezolana 44 1 2003 125–141 eshttp://www.inpres.gov.ar/seismology/historicos.html Terremotos históricos ocurridos en la República Argentina 12 January 2014 es It registered a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter magnitude scale. The earthquake was located at a depth of 110 km.http://s3.amazonaws.com/zanran_storage/www.proventionconsortium.org/ContentPages/17952812.pdf Study of awareness of earthquake risk in the population of Mendoza 11 April 2005 12 January 2014 Location The epicenter was located in a zone of instability towards the north of Aconcagua, in the Andes mountain range, 1100 km from La Plata. From there the seismic waves spread on one side from west to east, destroying the Andean city, and on the other side towards the west where it reached the Chilean Longitudinal Valley and continued along its length to Santiago. The epicenter was farther west than common for seismic movements in Mendoza. Damage and casualties The destructive force of the 1927 Mendoza earthquake was measured at VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused 3 deaths and several injuries. Localities in both Argentina and Chile were affected by the earthquake, including the cities of Mendoza and Santiago. The earthquake was felt as far as the provinces of San Juan, La Rioja, Córdoba and Buenos Aires.http://personal.mendoza-conicet.gov.ar/moreiras/perucca_&_moreiras_2006__qi.pdf Liquefaction phenomena associated with historical earthquakes in San Juan and Mendoza Provinces, Argentina Laura P. Perucca Stella M. Moreiras 26 July 2006 Quaternary International 158 1 96–109 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.05.023 2006QuInt.158...96P 16 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082631/http://personal.mendoza-conicet.gov.ar/moreiras/perucca_%26_moreiras_2006__qi.pdf 4 March 2016 dead Most of the damage in Argentina was concentrated in the Mendozan city of Las Heras. Here buildings and walls collapsed and fissures were formed in the land. The community of Resbalón in the city of Las Heras. Multiple cracks in the earth were noticed in the community of Resguardo and wells were surging water. In the city of Mendoza the earthquake destroyed the government building as well as several schools. Several buildings were damaged in San Juan. Following the tremors ground water emitted from previously dry areas, forming marshes and affecting the flow of traffic in western and eastern sections of the province.Loos P.A. 1928 El terremoto Argentino-Chileno del 14 de abril de 1927 Contribuciones Geofisicos II 2 Observatorio Astronómico de la Universidad Nacional de la Plata es See also List of earthquakes in 1927 List of earthquakes in Argentina References Category:April 1927 in South America 1927 Category:1927 earthquakes Category:1927 in Argentina