The 1948 Salta earthquake took place in the Argentinian province of Salta on 25 August at The shock was 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Property damage and casualties occurred in several towns in the east and southeast of Salta, and also in northern Tucumán and Jujuy, affecting the capitals of both. It was the last major earthquake recorded in the Argentine Northwest until the 2010 Salta earthquake. See also List of earthquakes in 1948 List of earthquakes in Argentina References External links Terremotos Históricos De La República Argentina – Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica 1948 in Argentina 1948 Geology of Salta Province Salta, 1948 1948 disasters in Argentina