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Historic Earthquake
1930 Argentina Earthquake
24 December 1930 · La Poma · Argentina
On 24 December 1930 at 06:02 UTC, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Argentina (La Poma), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 405 km from its boundary with the Altiplano Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 31 people and injured 70.
- Date
- 24 December 1930
- Time
- 06:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 31
- Injuries
- 70
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Argentina
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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