1888 Río de la Plata earthquake
The 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake occurred on June 5, 1888, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and shook the upper Río de la Plata at 3:20 UTC-3. The epicentre was located southwest of Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) and east of Buenos Aires (Argentina), with a hypocentre at a depth of .
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