San Juan: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Sunday in San Juan Province, Argentina.
According to Qatar News Agency, the US Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the quake was located 73.2 km northeast of Argentina, with a depth of 116.7 km. Fortunately, there have been no reports of human or material losses due to the earthquake.
In a related event, last October, a previous earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the province of Salta in Argentina, also without any reported human or material losses.