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Historic Earthquake
1944 San Juan Earthquake
15 January 1944 · San Juan Province · Argentina
On 15 January 1944 at 23:49 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Argentina (San Juan Province), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 397 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 10,000 people and injured 35,000. It is the 35th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 15 January 1944
- Time
- 23:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 10,000
- Injuries
- 35,000
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- 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
- 19271927 Mendoza Earthquake · M 7.4
- 1920Tu Mam · M 6.7400 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth