M6.7 earthquake near Pocito, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 26 km S of Nueve de Julio, Argentina on 17 Dec 1920, 19:00 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Pocito, about 30 km away in San Juan, Argentina.