2006 Mendoza earthquake

Earthquake in Argentina 2006 Mendoza earthquake 2006-08-05 14:03:44 8568187 usp000eq9x 2006 08 05 11:03:44 ART Argentina 5.6 w y 25.0 km mi us 33.126 S 68.719 W region:AR_type:event inline,title Mendoza, Argentina Several injured VI The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM (UTC-3) on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.6 in the Richter scale. Its hypocenter was centered 23 km west southwest of San Martin, exactly at the town of Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo, and at a depth of 25 km. The earthquake was felt in the provinces of Mendoza (V–VI in the Mercalli intensity scale), San Juan, San Luis (IV Mercalli), La Rioja, and Córdoba (III Mercalli). It damaged about 600 buildings in the Greater Mendoza metropolitan area (mostly either precarious or old), as well as causing brief interruptions in the supply of electric power and mobile phone communications. Only a few wounded people were reported; there were no fatalities. On the following day a new, a minor earthquake (magnitude 3.7) was recorded about 5 km from the previous location, at a depth of 90 km. It was felt as grade II–III in the Mercalli scale in the city of Mendoza. The area is the most seismically active in Argentina. This seismic event was the largest in 20 years; the 1985 Mendoza earthquake (magnitude 6.0) caused 6 casualties and damaged thousands of houses and was centered at Godoy Cruz, just 4 km south of Mendoza. See also List of earthquakes in 2006 List of earthquakes in Argentina References La Nación. 5 August 2006. Un fuerte sismo sacudió a Mendoza https://web.archive.org/web/20110531165658/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/829226 2011-05-31 . es La Nación. 6 August 2006. Hubo unas 600 viviendas afectadas por el sismo https://web.archive.org/web/20110531165839/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/829540 2011-05-31 . es Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. Seismic events: 2006-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927065515/http://www.inpres.gov.ar/telemetrica_/sisfelt/detail.sisfelt.asp?id=200608051103 2007-09-27 , 2006-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927065507/http://www.inpres.gov.ar/telemetrica_/sisfelt/detail.sisfelt.asp?id=200608060304 2007-09-27 . es External links 8568187 2006 Category:Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza earthquake Mendoza earthquake Category:August 2006 in South America