SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA- A powerful but deep earthquake struck northern Argentina on early Saturday morning, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.
The 7.0-magnitude earthquake at 6.56 a.m. local time (0956 am GMT) was centered approximately 160 kilometers (100 miles) northeast of Santiago del Estero, the capital of the province with the same name. It struck about 583 kilometers (362 miles) deep, making it a deep earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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Saturday, 1 January 2011
At least 45 injured after two trains collide in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - At least 45 people on Friday were injured after two trains collided in Buenos Aires, Argentina, TELAM news agency reported.At about 11:00 a.m. local time, two trains from TBA company collided in the Palermo area of Argentina’s capital city. The accident took place between the Palermo station and the Tres de Febrero station.
One train was stopped as the other, traveling in the same track and direction, collided with it from behind. The train driver attempted to Stop by using the emergency break without avail. Authorities are determining if the crash was due to a human mistake or a technical failure.
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