- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 22, 1936 CE
- Location:
- Argentina, San Luis
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.21
Other earthquake records of 1936 CE
- El Salvador, San Vicente · 400 deaths
- Colombia · Ms 5.6 · 250 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 6 · 115 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 5.5 · 30 deaths
- Indonesia, N Sumatera: Tapanuli, Karo · 17 deaths
- Iran, Abiz, Sarbisheh · Mw 6.1 · 12 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1936 CE Earthquake — Argentina, San Luis happen?
- May 22, 1936 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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