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
Provinces of South Africa magisterial districts, with some concessions to political parties that wished to consolidate their power bases, by transferring districts between the proposed provinces. South Africa’s provinces are governed, in different ways, on a national, provincial and local level. Nationally, there is the National Council of Provinces, one of the houses of Parliament. Then there is the provincial government and, below that, the administration of district and metropolitan municipalities. South Africa has two houses of parliament: the National Assembly, and the National Council of Provinces. The second exists to ensure that the interests of each province are protected in the laws passed