Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 02 Feb 2015 10:49 UTC

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M 6.3 in Argentina on 02 Feb 2015 10:49 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.3M
Depth:	172.29 Km
Lat/Lon:	-32.7149 , -67.0615
Event Date:	02 Feb 2015 10:49 UTC 02 Feb 2015 07:49 Local
Exposed Population:	210000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	02 Feb 2015 11:11 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.5		-0.5
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1070913		-0.5	02 Feb 2015 10:49	6.3M, 172.29km	N/A	210 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	NEIC

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* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Argentina , Province of San Luis (population 296,834) . The nearest places are Mendoza, and Loma Blanca.

Radius	Population
100 km	210000 people
75 km	26000 people
50 km	<1000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Luis	Argentina	300000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Loma Blanca	San Luis	Argentina	Village	-	8 km
Mendoza	Mendoza	Argentina	Major city	880000 people	167 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
San Luis	LUQ	710	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9600	91 km

More information

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