Rioja a worker’s day suffered on Thursday a Strong earthquake of 5.5 points of magnitude On the Richter scale, which lasted several seconds, alerted the local population and felt in several nearby provinces, such as Córdoba o Tucumán.
The tremor occurred near noon and it was The third registered on the day: During the morning, there were two others of less magnitude.
However, the last one was different because he lasts more in time and achieved a depth of 7 kilometersas reported by the Inpres (National Institute of Seismic Prevention).
The images in social networks of The hills in the Rioja department of Famatina covered with a cloud of dust impress.
Inpress authorities indicated that the epicenter of the strongest tremor went to 108 kilometers northwest of La Rioja; 167 km west of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca and 37 km north of Famatina.
According to the agency Nafor now no injured were reported as a result of the earthquakebut there would be neighbors that They moved to hospitals for the scare.
Civil Defense, meanwhile, detected a collapse on the hill north of the Campana district and in the Santo Domingo Parish.
Since this morning the residents of La Rioja began to feel small tremors. The first was at 11.47 with a magnitude of 2.7 and a depth of 117 kilometers.
Then, There were another seven minutes laterwith a magnitude of 2.8 y a 129 Km.
Finally, The strongest earthquake happened at 13.04 and 5.5the strongest so far and that had initially considered 5.9.
“The former were mild, normal. The last was terrible, the noise was impressive. It seemed that the house fell on you. Especially the collapse in the hills, “the dialogue with TN Adriana Olivamaybe Famatina.
And he added: “Thank God, we have no victims; only panic, especially in older adults. One still trembles his legs. In other locations there were landslides in houses that were adobe … there is also no electricity. ”
Meanwhile, the last earthquake that had registered with medium intensity in La Rioja was in 2002, with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale. His epicenter was located in the Sierra de Mazán and caused numerous damage to adobe houses.
Product of the intensity of the third earthquake, the tremor reached other provinces such as Catamarca, San Juan and Córdobawhere, in this point, he felt in most of his cities.
The tremor in La Rioja was not the only one that the Inpress registered this May 1. Also in Neuquén There was one of 2.5 magnitude 6 kilometers deep at 11:37.
While in Salta They were recorded three seismic movements At 7:24, 2:44 and 0:45 of 4.1, 3.4 and 3.4 of magnitude, respectively. Meanwhile, in San Juan There was a tremor at 6:42 of this worker of 3.5 and with a depth of 21 kilometers.
