Perception of II to III Mercalli in Mendoza from the 4.9 Richter earthquake in Chile

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 1.22 on the Chilean coast, at the height of Quillota, about 252 km west of Mendoza. .

The seismic movement had its epicenter at a depth of 59 km, considered by specialists as relatively shallow, from which some people might have seen it during the night, as indicated in the comments on social networks.

On the Mercalli scale, which records the intensity with which tremors are perceived, in Mendoza and San Juan, has badigned a category II to III meaning "slightly felt by some people at rest or in buildings , without damage National Institute of seismic prevention (Inpres).