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El Central Destination Guide

Touring El Central in Argentina

El Central in the region of Mendoza is located in Argentina - some 587 mi or ( 945 km ) West of Buenos Aires , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Central

Time in El Central is now 11:25 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Argentina/Mendoza " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tres Portenas, San Luis, San Juan, Mendoza, and La Rioja. Being here already, consider visiting Tres Portenas . Check out our recommendations for El Central ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1920 Mendoza earthquake

The 1920 Mendoza earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, on 17 December 1920, at 06:59:49 p.m. It recorded magnitude 6.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|42|S|68|24|W||| | |name= }}, at a depth of 40 km. The earthquake was felt with grade VIII in the Mercalli intensity scale.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -32.70 -68.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1920 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Mendoza Province