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2010 Salta earthquake

Field	Value
title	2010 Salta earthquake
timestamp	2010-02-27 15:45:36
isc-event	14341924
anss-url	usp000h7yb
local-date
local-time	12:45:36 ART
map	February 2010 Salta earthquake intensity USGS.jpg
map2	{{Location map	Argentina	relief=1
lat	-24.674
long	-65.043
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	50
position	top
width	260
float	right
caption	}}
caption	Quake epicenter
magnitude	6.3
depth	15.3 km
location
aftershocks	~24
countries affected	Salta, Argentina
casualties	2 dead, "dozens" injured
intensity

| isc-event = 14341924 | anss-url = usp000h7yb | local-date = | local-time = 12:45:36 ART

The 2010 Salta earthquake occurred on February 27 at 12:45:36 local time in Salta Province, Argentina and had a magnitude 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 24 km north of the city of Salta. 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 and La Merced, where several adobe houses collapsed and numerous others were left uninhabitable.

There were two deaths, including an 8-year-old boy.

References

National Earthquake Information Center. (27 February 2010). "PAGER". United States Geological Survey.
(2010-02-27). "Powerful 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Argentina". [[The Plain Dealer.
(2010-02-27). "1.5 Million Displaced After Chile Quake". The New York Times.
(2010-02-27). "Two killed in Argentina earthquake". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
(2010-02-27). "Deux morts dans un séisme en Argentine". 7sur7 (Belgium).
(2010-02-28). "Séisme au Chili: Deux morts dans le nord de l'Argentine". [[RTBF]] (Belgium).
(2010-02-27). "Powerful quake strikes Argentina". [[NBC News]].

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