Earthquake in Argentina: a 6.4 earthquake in San Juan is felt in several provinces
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shook the Argentine province of San Juan, in the west of the country and bordering Chile, on Monday night, without fatalities being reported. The strong earthquake was also felt in several other provinces of the country, such as Mendoza, Córdoba, Tucumán and San Luis, official sources reported. The earthquake occurred at 23: 23 local time (2: 46 GMT on Tuesday) with an epicenter near the San Juan town of Media Agua , south of the provincial capital, reported the National Institute of Seismic Prevention (INPRES). INPRES has already registered some 50 aftershocks -earthquakes after the main event of lesser magnitude-, according to Irene Pérez, a geologist from the Department of Seismological Investigations, told the EFE agency. The epicenter of the e...