2006 Mendoza earthquake 2006 Mendoza earthquake The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM (UTC-3) on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter scale. Its hypocenter was centered at , 35 km south-southeast of Mendoza, the provincial capital, exactly at the town of "Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo", and at a depth of 33 km. The earthquake was felt in the provinces of Mendoza (V–VI in the Mercalli intensity scale), San Juan, San Luis (IV Mercalli), La Rioja, and Córdoba (III Mercalli). It damaged about 600
Formosa Plastics Corp Group. In April 2016, Formosa was blamed by numerous protesters and media outlets for mass fish deaths in four provinces of Vietnam since April 6. On 30 June 2016, the Vietnamese government officially concluded that the local Formosa affiliate steel plant was responsible for the marine ecological disaster. Formosa agreed to pay compensation of 500 Million US$ and publicly apologized for the disaster. There are, however, rumors that the apology was issued under coercion from the Vietnamese government. Formosa Plastics Corp Formosa Plastics Corporation () () is a Taiwanese plastics company based in Taiwan (formerly called "Formosa") that primarily produces