The 2010 Salta earthquake occurred on February 27 at in
Salta Province
Salta () is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Formosa, Chaco Province, Chaco, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Es ...
,
Argentina
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and had a
magnitude
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of 6.3. It occurred less than 12 hours after the far larger magnitude 8.8
Chile earthquake, which killed 525 people. It was initially thought to be an aftershock of the Chile earthquake, but scientists later established that the earthquakes were unrelated. The epicenter was about north of the city of
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Salta Province, the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the List of cities in Argentina, 7th most-populous ...
. The quake killed two people, and injured dozens.
Damage and casualties
The damage was not great, but small buildings and slums were easily destroyed. The earthquake received little regional coverage, largely because the catastrophe in Chile, occurring a few hours earlier, garnered the most attention. Much of the destruction happened in the towns of
Campo Quijano
Campo Quijano is a town and municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South Amer ...
and
La Merced, where several
adobe
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houses collapsed and numerous others were left uninhabitable.
There were two deaths, including an 8-year-old boy.
See also
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List of earthquakes in 2010
Earthquakes in 2010 resulted in nearly 165,000 fatalities. Most of these were due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which caused an estimated 160,000 deaths, making it the 8th deadliest earthquake in recorded history. Other deadly quakes occurred in ...
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List of earthquakes in Argentina
This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.
* Details are approximate for old events.
* Magnitude is measured in the Richter scale.
* Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
* Depth is given in miles.
1600–1899
20th century ...
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2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
2010 disasters in Argentina
February 2010 in South America