2006 Mendoza earthquake
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| UTC time | 2006-08-05 14:03:44 |
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| ISC event | 8568187 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | August 5, 2006 |
| Local time | 11:03:44 ART |
| Magnitude | 5.6 Mw |
| Depth | 25.0 kilometers (15.5 mi) |
| Epicenter | 33°07′34″S 68°43′08″W / 33.126°S 68.719°W |
| Areas affected | Mendoza, Argentina |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong) |
| Casualties | Several injured |
The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity
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
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
References
- La Nación. 5 August 2006. Un fuerte sismo sacudió a Mendoza. (in Spanish)
- La Nación. 6 August 2006. Hubo unas 600 viviendas afectadas por el sismo. (in Spanish)
- Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica. Seismic events: 2006-08-05 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, 2006-08-06 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. (in Spanish)
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.