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Historic Earthquake
Tu Mam
17 December 1920 · Mendoza · Argentina
On 17 December 1920 at 19:00 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Argentina (Mendoza), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 413 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 400 people.
- Date
- 17 December 1920
- Time
- 19:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 400
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Argentina
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19971997 Punitaqui Earthquake · M 7.18 deaths
- 19771977 San Juan Earthquake · M 7.565 deaths
- 19711971 Aconcagua Earthquake · M 7.883 deaths
- 19651965 La Ligua Earthquake · M 7.3400 deaths
- 19441944 San Juan Earthquake · M 6.910,000 deaths
- 19271927 Mendoza Earthquake · M 7.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth