{"id":1943,"date":"2021-01-19T11:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T11:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2021-01-19T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T11:20:56","slug":"argentina-quake-of-magnitude-6-8-shakes-homes-buildings-no-injuries-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/19\/argentina-quake-of-magnitude-6-8-shakes-homes-buildings-no-injuries-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina quake of magnitude 6.8 shakes homes, buildings; no injuries reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck west-central\u00a0Argentina\u00a0on Monday, followed by at least five aftershocks that shook buildings and sent products tumbling off supermarket shelves, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The quake hit at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, with its epicentre located 40 km (25 miles) south of the province of San Juan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Argentina-quake-of-magnitude-6.8-shakes-homes-buildings-no-injuries-reported.jpg\" alt=\"rapid-news-rapidnews-Argentina-quake-of-magnitude-6.8-shakes-homes-buildings-no-injuries-reported\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Argentina-quake-of-magnitude-6.8-shakes-homes-buildings-no-injuries-reported.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Argentina-quake-of-magnitude-6.8-shakes-homes-buildings-no-injuries-reported-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nThe aftershocks ranged in magnitude from 3.5 to 5, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.<\/p>\n<p>Posts on social media 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