Magnitude 5.5 quake strikes Santiago del Estero Province in Argentina – GFZ

Magnitude 5.5 quake strikes Santiago del Estero Province in Argentina – GFZ

Seismograph with paper in action and earthquake – 3D Rendering

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Santiago del Estero Province in Argentina on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The quake was at a depth of 582 kilometers (362 miles), GFZ added.

GFZ had initially pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.1 and a depth of 580 kilometers.

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