An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shakes the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in the Richter scale shook this Friday the Argentine province of Santiago del Esteroin the center-north of the country, with no victims or material damage reported to date.

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According to him National Institute for Seismic Prevention (Inpres) of Argentina, The tremor occurred at 7:09 p.m. local time (22:09 GMT) and occurred at a depth of 593 kilometers.

⚠️NOW | M6.7 earthquake in Santiago del estero – Argentina with a depth of 600 km. #geofon #shaking pic.twitter.com/zXi4ywjlXo

– World Seismology (@SismoMundial) January 20, 2023

The epicenter of the earthquake was located 152 kilometers northeast of the capital, Santiago del Esteroand 42 kilometers southwest of the town of Campo Gallo.

Source: Elcomercio

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