1952 San Juan earthquake

{{Short description|Earthquake in Argentina}}

{{Infobox earthquake

|title = 1952 San Juan earthquake

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| lat = -31.6

| long = -68.6

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| marksize = 40

| position = top

| width = 250

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|| timestamp = 1952-06-11 00:31:43

| isc-event = 893012

| anss-url = iscgem893012

| local-date = {{Start date|1952|06|10}}

| local-time = 21:31:43

|duration = 8 sec

|magnitude = 6.8 {{M|w|link=y}}

|depth = {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}}

|location = {{coord|-31.5|-67.5|region:AR_type:event|display=inline,title}}

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|countries affected = Argentina

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|intensity = {{MMI|VIII}}

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|casualties = 5 dead

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The 1952 San Juan earthquake took place on 11 June at 00:31:43 UTC in the province of San Juan, Argentina. It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale with a depth of {{convert|30|km|sp=us}}. The earthquake was felt in San Juan with a maximum of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused damage in some locations in the south and west of the province, and a small number of casualties.