M6.0 earthquake near General Mosconi, Salta

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 32 km SE of General Mosconi, Argentina on 6 Nov 1987, 18:47 UTC at a depth of 538 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is General Mosconi, about 33 km away in Salta, Argentina.