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The 1948 Salta earthquake was a major seismic movement
Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph....
 that took place in the province
Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one federal district . The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system....
 of Salta
Salta Province

Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
, Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
, on 25 August 1948, at 06:09:23 a.m. It recorded magnitude 7.0 in the Richter scale
Richter magnitude scale

The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of moment magnitude scale#Radiated seismic energy released by an earthquake....
. Its epicenter
Epicenter

The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates....
 was located on the east of the province, at , and at a depth of 50 km. It was felt with grade IX in the Mercalli intensity scale
Mercalli intensity scale

The Mercalli intensity scale is a Seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. The scale quantifies the effects of an earthquake on the Earth's surface, humans, objects of nature, and man-made structures on a scale of I through XII, with I denoting a weak earthquake and XII one that causes almost complete destruction....
 (grade VIII in the Modified Mercalli scale).

The earthquake caused property damage and casualties in several towns in the east and southeast of Salta and also in Jujuy
Jujuy Province

Jujuy is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta Province to the east and south....
, affecting the capitals of both.






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The 1948 Salta earthquake was a major seismic movement
Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph....
 that took place in the province
Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one federal district . The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system....
 of Salta
Salta Province

Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
, Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
, on 25 August 1948, at 06:09:23 a.m. It recorded magnitude 7.0 in the Richter scale
Richter magnitude scale

The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of moment magnitude scale#Radiated seismic energy released by an earthquake....
. Its epicenter
Epicenter

The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates....
 was located on the east of the province, at , and at a depth of 50 km. It was felt with grade IX in the Mercalli intensity scale
Mercalli intensity scale

The Mercalli intensity scale is a Seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. The scale quantifies the effects of an earthquake on the Earth's surface, humans, objects of nature, and man-made structures on a scale of I through XII, with I denoting a weak earthquake and XII one that causes almost complete destruction....
 (grade VIII in the Modified Mercalli scale).

The earthquake caused property damage and casualties in several towns in the east and southeast of Salta and also in Jujuy
Jujuy Province

Jujuy is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta Province to the east and south....
, affecting the capitals of both. It is (as of 2006) the last major earthquake recorded in the Argentine Northwest
Argentine Northwest

The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Catamarca Province, Jujuy Province, La Rioja Province , Salta Province, Santiago del Estero Province and Tucum?n Province....
.