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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Departamento de Rinconada, 217 km northwest of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, on Sunday, August 10, 1975 at 10:25 GMT

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Departamento de Rinconada, 217 km northwest of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, on Sunday, August 10, 1975 at 10:25 GMT Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Departamento de Rinconada, 217 km northwest of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, on Sunday, August 10, 1975 at 10:25 GMT

Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 166 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & timeAug 10, 1975 10:25:43 UTC
Local time at epicenter
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.2
Depth166.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude22.648°S / 66.589°W (Departamento de Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentina)
Antipode22.648°N / 113.411°E
Shaking intensityLight shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoCerros de Tocopuri (49 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities92 km (57 mi) W of Abra Pampa (Cochinoca) (pop: 9,430) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
119 km (74 mi) WSW of La Quiaca (Yavi) (pop: 14,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
120 km (74 mi) WSW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
161 km (100 mi) SSW of Tupiza (Sud Chichas, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 22,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
217 km (135 mi) NW of Jujuy (pop: 305,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
225 km (140 mi) NW of Libertador General San Martin (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
228 km (141 mi) NW of Palpala (pop: 48,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
238 km (148 mi) WNW of Oran (Salta) (pop: 74,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
249 km (155 mi) NW of San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
266 km (165 mi) NNW of Salta (pop: 512,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.2166 kmJujuy, ArgentinaUSGS
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User reports for this quake

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Jan 26, 1976 20:32
47 years ago
4.7

227 km
Departamento de Susques, 167 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Dec 21, 1975 22:19
47 years ago
4.9

175 km
Departamento de Susques, 154 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, ArgentinaMore
Nov 15, 1975 10:53
47 years ago
4.5

233 km
Departamento de Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentina, 60 km SW of Villazon, Modesto Omiste, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaMore

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