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Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Santiago del Estero Province in Argentina

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Santiago del Estero Province in Argentina on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The quake was at a depth of 582 kilometers (362 miles), GFZ added.

GFZ had initially pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.1 and a depth of 580 kilometers.