Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes San Luis, Argentina region

Sao Paulo, SANA-An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the San Luis region in western Argentina.

Reuters quoted European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) as saying that the earthquake struck at a depth of 129 kilometers below the surface of the earth, with no initial reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake.

Last August, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Jujuy Province in northwestern Argentina.

Manar Salameh