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The El Tigre Fault is a 120 km long, roughly north-south trending, [5] major strike-slip fault located in the Western Precordillera in Argentina. [1] [6] The Precordillera lies just to the east of the Andes mountain range in South America. [1] The northern boundary of the fault is the Jáchal River and its southern boundary is the San Juan ...
This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina. Details are approximate for old events. Magnitude is measured in the Richter scale.
The mountain range is also a source of shallow intraplate earthquakes within the South American Plate. The largest such earthquake (as of 2024) struck Peru in 1947 and measured M s 7.5. In the Peruvian Andes, these earthquakes display normal ( 1946 ), strike-slip (1976), and reverse ( 1969 , 1983) mechanisms.
Shaking was felt as far away as Chile's capital of Santiago after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Argentina on Monday night. Several injuries have been reported, but there have been ...
List of earthquakes in Argentina; 0–9. 1692 Salta earthquake; 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake; 1844 Salta earthquake; 1863 Jujuy earthquake; 1871 Orán earthquake;
The geography of Argentina is heavily diverse, consisting of the Andes Mountains, pampas, and various rivers and lakes.Bordered by the Andes in the west and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, its neighbouring countries are Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast.
Seismic faults of Argentina. Pages in category "Seismic faults of Argentina" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Strong seismic attenuation is observed beneath Sierra Nevada. [9] Hydrothermally altered rocks in Sierra Nevada may be the source of sulfate and arsenic in the Juncalito and Negro rivers, and heat sources for regional hot springs. [14] The snowline in the area lies at 5,800 metres (19,000 ft) altitude at Cumbre del Laudo. [15]