The 1692 Salta earthquake took place in the Province of Salta, in the Republic of Argentina on 13 September at 11:00 a.m. local time. It registered 7.0 on the Richter scale and was located at a depth of 30 kilometres (19 mi). Aftershocks continued to be felt until 15 September. The fault responsible for the earthquake has not been identified, although it may have been the Mojotoro fault.
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