Breaking News Earthquake measuring 6.9 hits Northern Argentina

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Source: euronews

Breaking: Just a banner right now. Will update

Read more: http://www.euronews.net/newswires/665965-floods-cover-vast-area-of-australias-north-east/

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1. Now? Seriously??

Fuck. :(

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2. Only snippet I can find is on Reuters and in Spanish

Sismo sacude áreas rurales del norte argentino
sábado 1 de nero de 2011 07:46 ART Imprimir <-> Texto <+>
WASHINGTON, ene 1 (Reuters) - Un potente pero profundo sismo con una magnitud de 6,9 sacudió una amplia zona rural en el norte de Argentina, dijo el sábado el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS).

El movimiento telúrico se registró a 150 kilómetros al noreste de la localidad de Santiago del Estero y a una profundidad de 563 kilómetros. No hubo reportes inmediatos de daños.

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3. USGS has it

Magnitude 6.9 - SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
2011 January 01 09:56:57 UTC

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000xky.php

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7. IRIS link too...

01-JAN-2011 09:56:57 Lat. -26.84 Lon. -63.15 Mag. 7.0 depth 562.6 Region SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROV., ARG.

http://www.iris.edu/dms/seismon.htm

[Kablooie]

4. 600 miles from Buenos Aires. 2:56 AM PST

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5. Another link

WASHINGTON DC - A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 hit an area in northern Argentina early Saturday, the US government reported.

The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 6:56 local time (0956 GMT), was located 151 kilometers (94 miles) northeast of the city of Santiago del Estero, according to the US Geological Survey.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The reading was based on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale, now used by US seismologists, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/01/01/11/69-earthquake-hits-northern-argentina-usgs

Wording implies everyone using same source.

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6. What is the terrain like in that area?

Just wondering if the topography might contribute to the severity of the damage.

[cbayer]

8. 7.0 = Santiago del Estero

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000xky.php

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. update

Northern Argentina hit by 7.0 quake

Posted 1 hour 42 minutes ago

A strong earthquake measuring 7.0-magnitude hit a sparsely populated region of northern Argentina early on Saturday (local time), officials said.

The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 6:56am, was located 160 kilometres north-east of the city of Santiago del Estero, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage after the quake, which occurred at a depth of 583.6 kilometres.

Seismologist Marcelo Pena, from the Argentine national earthquake institute Inpres, said because the earthquake was so deep below the earth's surface, it only registered at a magnitude of around 2.0 to 3.0.

More
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/02/3104924.htm?section=justin