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Loos, P.A. (1928). "El terremoto
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211:1927 Mendoza earthquake
88:14 April 1927
19:1927 Mendoza earthquake
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916:Categories
748:Kita Tango
576:Garfagnana
482:12 January
389:12 January
327:References
200:Casualties
188:MMI VIII (
115: 7.1
92:1927-04-14
51: time
879:Murchison
861:Kopet Dag
301:Las Heras
297:Las Heras
237:, in the
235:Aconcagua
219:Argentina
182:intensity
173:Argentina
128:Epicenter
108:Magnitude
742:Ljubinje
558:Veracruz
310:See also
282:La Rioja
278:San Juan
274:Santiago
246:La Plata
229:Location
870:SuĹźehri
775:Jericho
757:Mendoza
717:Montana
613:Massawa
594:Mendoza
585:Haiyuan
432:Bibcode
286:CĂłrdoba
270:Mendoza
140:69°30′W
137:32°00′S
90: (
846:Cumaná
790:Lompoc
784:Crimea
766:Gulang
457:16 May
190:Severe
79:ComCat
66:909200
824:Talca
650:Renda
476:(PDF)
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239:Andes
169:Salta
120:Depth
103:03:23
72:USGS-
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801:1928
734:1927
708:Dali
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636:1923
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567:Gori
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484:2014
459:2020
391:2014
288:and
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180:Max.
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