List of earthquakes in Mendoza Province
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This is a list of earthquake
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! !! Date !! Time !! Magnitude !! Intensity !! Epicenter !! Depth
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| 1782 Mendoza earthquake
|| 1782-05-22 || 04:00:00 p.m. || 7.0 || VIII || 33°0′0"S 69°12′0"W || 30
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| 1861 Mendoza earthquake
|| 1861-03-20 || 11:00:00 p.m. || 7.0 || IX || 32°53′59"S 68°54′0"W || 30
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| 1903 Mendoza earthquake || 1903-08-12 || 11:00:00 p.m. || 6.0 || VII || 32°6′0"S 69°5′59"W || 70
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| 1917 Mendoza earthquake || 1917-07-27 || 02:51:40 a.m. || 6.5 || VII || 32°17′59"S 68°54′0"W || 50
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| 1920 Mendoza earthquake
|| 1920-12-17 || 06:59:49 p.m. || 6.0 || VIII || 32°42′0"S 68°24′0"W || 40
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| 1927 Mendoza earthquake || 1927-04-14 || 06:23:28 a.m. || 7.1 || VIII || 32°0′0"S 69°30′0"W || 110
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| 1929 Mendoza earthquake || 1929-05-23 || 05:04:00 a.m. || 5.7 || VI || 32°53′59"S 68°54′0"W || 30
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| 1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake || 1929-05-30 || 09:43:24 a.m. || 6.8 || VIII || 35°0′0"S 68°0′0"W || 40
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| 1967 Mendoza earthquake || 1967-04-25 || 10:36:15 a.m. || 5.4 || VI || 32°43′11"S 69°10′12"W || 45
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| 1985 Mendoza earthquake
|| 1985-01-26 || 03:07:00 a.m. || 5.9 || VIII || 33°7′11"S 68°49′11"W || 12
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| 2006 Mendoza earthquake
|| 2006-08-05 || 11:03 a.m || 5.7 || V-VI || 32°13′S 68°57′W || 33
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
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Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
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- Details are approximate for old events.
- Magnitude is measured in the Richter magnitude scaleRichter magnitude scaleThe expression Richter magnitude scale refers to a number of ways to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in an earthquake....
. - Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scaleMercalli intensity scaleThe Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude M_w usually reported for an earthquake , which is a measure of the energy released...
. - Depth is given in kilometreKilometreThe kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...
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! !! Date !! Time !! Magnitude !! Intensity !! Epicenter !! Depth
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| 1782 Mendoza earthquake
1782 Mendoza earthquake
The 1782 Mendoza earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, on 22 May 1782, at about 4 PM . It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of 30 km....
|| 1782-05-22 || 04:00:00 p.m. || 7.0 || VIII || 33°0′0"S 69°12′0"W || 30
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| 1861 Mendoza earthquake
1861 Mendoza earthquake
The 1861 Mendoza earthquake was a major seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place on 20 March 1861, at 11:30 PM. It had a magnitude of 7.2 on the Surface wave magnitude scale and an intensity of IX in the Mercalli scale...
|| 1861-03-20 || 11:00:00 p.m. || 7.0 || IX || 32°53′59"S 68°54′0"W || 30
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| 1903 Mendoza earthquake || 1903-08-12 || 11:00:00 p.m. || 6.0 || VII || 32°6′0"S 69°5′59"W || 70
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| 1917 Mendoza earthquake || 1917-07-27 || 02:51:40 a.m. || 6.5 || VII || 32°17′59"S 68°54′0"W || 50
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| 1920 Mendoza earthquake
1920 Mendoza earthquake
The 1920 Mendoza earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, on 17 December 1920, at 06:59:49 p.m. It recorded magnitude 6.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of 40 km....
|| 1920-12-17 || 06:59:49 p.m. || 6.0 || VIII || 32°42′0"S 68°24′0"W || 40
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| 1927 Mendoza earthquake || 1927-04-14 || 06:23:28 a.m. || 7.1 || VIII || 32°0′0"S 69°30′0"W || 110
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| 1929 Mendoza earthquake || 1929-05-23 || 05:04:00 a.m. || 5.7 || VI || 32°53′59"S 68°54′0"W || 30
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| 1929 Southern Mendoza earthquake || 1929-05-30 || 09:43:24 a.m. || 6.8 || VIII || 35°0′0"S 68°0′0"W || 40
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| 1967 Mendoza earthquake || 1967-04-25 || 10:36:15 a.m. || 5.4 || VI || 32°43′11"S 69°10′12"W || 45
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| 1985 Mendoza earthquake
1985 Mendoza earthquake
The 1985 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place 7 minutes after midnight on 26 January 1985, and had a magnitude of 6.2 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located about 45 km southwest of Mendoza, the provincial capital,...
|| 1985-01-26 || 03:07:00 a.m. || 5.9 || VIII || 33°7′11"S 68°49′11"W || 12
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| 2006 Mendoza earthquake
2006 Mendoza earthquake
The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter scale...
|| 2006-08-05 || 11:03 a.m || 5.7 || V-VI || 32°13′S 68°57′W || 33