1888 Río de la Plata earthquake

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1888 Río de la Plata earthquake is located in Uruguay

1888 Río de la Plata earthquake is located in Uruguay

The 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake occurred on June 5, 1888, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and shook the upper Río de la Plata at 3:20 UTC-3. The epicentre was located 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) and 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Buenos Aires (Argentina), with a hypocentre at a depth of 30 kilometres (19 mi).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888 Río de la Plata earthquake

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