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UPDATE 1-Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes San Juan Province, Argentina - GFZ

19 Jan 2021 / 11:10 H.

    (Adds no tsunami risk)

    Jan 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck San Juan Province, Argentina, late on Monday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

    The shallow quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

    The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said no tsunami warning has been issued for the earthquake. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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