 Ruins in the Plaza Pedro del Castillo in the city of Mendoza after the 1861 earthquake. | |
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| UTC time | 1861-03-20 |
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| Local date | March 20, 1861 |
| Local time | 11:30 PM |
| Magnitude | 7.2 Ms |
| Depth | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Epicenter | 32°32′S 68°32′W / 32.54°S 68.54°W[1] |
| Fault | Cal Fault[2] |
| Type | Thrust fault[2] |
| Areas affected | Argentina, Mendoza Province |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Landslides | yes |
| Casualties | 6,000–12,000[3] |
The 1861 Mendoza earthquake occurred in the province of Mendoza, Argentina on 20 March at 11:30 PM. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 on the Ms scale and an intensity of IX–X on the Mercalli scale. Its hypocenter was located at an estimated depth of 30 kilometres (19 mi).
- ^ Ceresis. "Consulta al Catálogo de Hipocentros (1520–1981) (search page)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ a b Schmidt, S.; Hetzel, R.; Mingorance, F.; Ramos, V.A. (2011). "Coseismic displacements and Holocene slip rates for two active thrust faults at the mountain front of the Andean Precordillera (~33°S)". Tectonics. 30 (5). Bibcode:2011Tecto..30.5011S. doi:10.1029/2011TC002932.
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