The maximum perceived intensity for the earthquake was IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused severe damage and about 100 casualties in San Juan and the province of La Rioja, and also caused minor damage in Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and Mendoza, up to 500 km away from the epicenter.[2][3]
^ abInstituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^Perucca, L.P.; Moreiras S.M. (2009). "Seismic and Volcanic Hazards in Argentina". In Latrubesse E. (ed.). Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America: Special Volumes of Geomorphology. Elsevier. ISBN9780444531179.
(in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. Listado de Terremotos Históricos 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine.
Further readingedit
Dauer, Quinn (2012). Natural Disasters and Comparative State-Formation and Nation-Building: Earthquakes in Argentina and Chile (1822–1939) (PhD). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. doi:10.25148/etd.FI12120403.
1894, juan, earthquake, took, place, province, juan, argentina, october, 1894, about, most, powerful, earthquake, recorded, argentina, with, magnitude, surface, wave, magnitude, scale, epicenter, located, northwest, juan, approximately, depth, time1894, 27loca. The 1894 San Juan earthquake took place in the province of San Juan Argentina on 27 October 1894 at about 07 30 PM It was the most powerful earthquake recorded in Argentina with magnitude 7 5 on the surface wave magnitude scale Its epicenter was located to the northwest of San Juan approximately at 29 48 S 69 00 W 29 800 S 69 000 W 29 800 69 000 and at a depth of 30 km 1894 San Juan earthquakeUTC time1894 10 27Local dateOctober 27 1894 1894 10 27 Local time19 30Magnitude7 5 Ms 1 Depth30 km 1 Epicenter29 36 S 69 00 W 29 6 S 69 0 W 29 6 69 0 2 Areas affectedArgentinaMax intensityMMI IX Violent 1 Casualties 100 The maximum perceived intensity for the earthquake was IX Violent on the Mercalli intensity scale It caused severe damage and about 100 casualties in San Juan and the province of La Rioja and also caused minor damage in Catamarca Cordoba San Luis and Mendoza up to 500 km away from the epicenter 2 3 See also editList of earthquakes in Argentina List of historical earthquakesReferences edit a b c National Geophysical Data Center Significant earthquake Retrieved 30 October 2012 a b Instituto Nacional de Prevencion Sismica Listado de Terremotos Historicos in Spanish Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 Retrieved 30 October 2012 Perucca L P Moreiras S M 2009 Seismic and Volcanic Hazards in Argentina In Latrubesse E ed Natural Hazards and Human Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America Special Volumes of Geomorphology Elsevier ISBN 9780444531179 in Spanish Instituto Nacional de Prevencion Sismica Listado de Terremotos Historicos Archived 2012 10 22 at the Wayback Machine Further reading editDauer Quinn 2012 Natural Disasters and Comparative State Formation and Nation Building Earthquakes in Argentina and Chile 1822 1939 PhD FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations doi 10 25148 etd FI12120403 nbsp nbsp This article about the history of Argentina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an earthquake in South America is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1894 San Juan earthquake amp oldid 1141625156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
