2010 Salta earthquake

Earthquake in Argentina 2010 Salta earthquake 2010-02-27 15:45:36 14341924 usp000h7yb 2010 02 27 12:45:36 ART February 2010 Salta earthquake intensity USGS.jpg Argentina Quake epicenter 6.3 w y 15.3 km mi us 24.674 S 65.043 W region:AR_type:event inline,title ~24 Salta, Argentina 2 dead, "dozens" injured VIII27 February 2010 National Earthquake Information Center http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/2010tfc3/index.html PAGER United States Geological Survey 9 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100303150458/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/2010tfc3/index.html 3 March 2010 dead The 2010 Salta earthquake occurred on February 27 at 12:45:36 local time 15:45:36 UTC in Salta Province, Argentinahttp://www.clevelandleader.com/node/13177 Powerful 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Argentina Cleveland Leader 2010-02-27 2010-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100507122008/http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/13177 7 May 2010 dead and had a magnitude of 6.3. It occurred less than 12 hours after the far larger magnitude 8.8 Chile earthquake, which killed 525 people. It was initially thought to be an aftershock of the Chile earthquake, but scientists later established that the earthquakes were unrelated.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28chile.html?pagewanted=all 1.5 Million Displaced After Chile Quake The New York Times 2010-02-27 2010-05-21 The New York Times article mentions the Salta earthquake in its 30th paragraph; search for Salta Alexei Barrionuevo Liz Robbins The epicenter was about 24 km mi us north of the city of Salta. The quake killed two people,http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/two-killed-in-argentina-earthquake-20100228-paij.html Two killed in Argentina earthquake The Sydney Morning Herald 2010-02-27 2010-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100504213344/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/two-killed-in-argentina-earthquake-20100228-paij.html 4 May 2010 live and injured dozens. Damage and casualties The damage was not great, but small buildings and slums were easily destroyed. The earthquake received little regional coverage, largely because the catastrophe in Chile, occurring a few hours earlier, garnered the most attention. Much of the destruction happened in the towns of Campo Quijano and La Merced, where several adobe houses collapsed and numerous others were left uninhabitable. There were two deaths,http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/6397/Seisme-et-tsunami-au-Chili/article/detail/1073447/2010/02/27/Deux-morts-dans-un-seisme-en-Argentine.dhtml Deux morts dans un séisme en Argentine 7sur7 (Belgium) 2010-02-27 2010-05-28http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/seisme-au-chili-deux-morts-dans-le-nord-de-largentine-192212 Séisme au Chili: Deux morts dans le nord de l'Argentine RTBF (Belgium) 2010-02-28 2010-05-28April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes including an 8-year-old boy.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna35619858 Powerful quake strikes Argentina NBC News 2010-02-27 2010-05-21 See also List of earthquakes in 2010 List of earthquakes in Argentina References External links 14341924 2010 Category:2010 earthquakes Category:2010 in Argentina 2010 2010 Category:2010 disasters in Argentina Category:February 2010 in South America