1952 San Juan earthquake

Earthquake in Argentina 1952 San Juan earthquake Argentina 1952-06-11 00:31:43 893012 iscgem893012 1952 06 10 21:31:43 8 sec 6.8 w y 30 km on -31.5 -67.5 region:AR_type:event inline,title Argentina VIII 5 dead The 1952 San Juan earthquake took place on 11 June at 00:31:43 UTC in the province of San Juan, Argentina. It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale with a depth of 30 km us. The earthquake was felt in San Juan with a maximum of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused damage in some locations in the south and west of the province, and a small number of casualties. See also List of earthquakes in 1952 List of earthquakes in Argentina References Source characterization of the San Juan (Argentina) crustal earthquakes of 15 January 1944 (Mw 7.0) and 11 June 1952 (Mw 6.8) http://www.geo.arizona.edu/sites/www.geo.arizona.edu/files/web/Beck/pubs/AlvaradoBeckEPSL2006.pdf Patricia Alvarado Susan Beck Susan L. Beck 2006 Earth and Planetary Science Letters 243 3–4 615, 622 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.015 2006E&PSL.243..615A PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 External links es Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. Listado de Terremotos Históricos. 893012 1952 Category:Earthquakes in San Juan Province, Argentina San Juan, 1952 San Juan Earthquake, 1952 Category:June 1952 in South America