1 : 3 0 ▁PM . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁magnitude ▁of ▁ 7 . 2 ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁scale ▁and ▁an ▁intensity ▁of ▁IX ▁in ▁the ▁Mer cal li ▁scale . ▁Its ▁hyp oc enter ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁an ▁estimated ▁depth ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁dev ast ated ▁the ▁provincial ▁capital , ▁M endo za , ▁killing ▁ 4 , 3 0 0 ▁of ▁its ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁residents ▁and ▁inj uring ▁ 7 5 0 . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁destroyed , ▁including ▁the ▁cab ild o ▁( colon ial ▁government ▁house ). ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁location , ▁and ▁the ▁authorities ▁moved ▁to ▁their ▁new ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁new ▁constru ctions , ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁modern ▁architect ural ▁t endencies , ▁were ▁marked ly ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁colonial ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Notable ▁death s ▁▁ ▁August e ▁Bra vard ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁earth qu akes ▁in ▁Argentina ▁List ▁of ▁historical ▁earth qu akes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Ep ic ent ro ▁de ▁los ▁ter rem otos ▁destruct ivos ▁en ▁Argentina ▁( 1 6 9 2 – 2 0 1 2 ) ▁List ado ▁de ▁Ter rem otos ▁Hist ó ric os . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Category : M endo za , ▁Argentina ▁M endo za , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁in ▁Argentina ▁Category : M arch ▁ 1