A strong earthquake occurred in Argentina

Earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 registered in La Rioja province in western Argentina.

This is reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

According to the data, the epicenter of the tremors was located 104 km northwest of the city of La Rioja, where about 162,000 people live.

The source of the disaster was at a depth of 131 km.

No information about casualties or destruction has been received.