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Historic Earthquake
1927 Mendoza Earthquake
14 April 1927 · Mendoza, Chile · Argentina
On 14 April 1927 at 06:23 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Argentina (Mendoza, Chile), at a depth of 110 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 326 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 14 April 1927
- Time
- 06:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 110 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Argentina
- Nearest Volcano
- Tupungatito (123 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth