Overall Green Earthquake alert in Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. on 25 Jun 2014 10:45 UTC

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M 4.7 in Santiago Del Estero Prov., Arg. on 25 Jun 2014 10:45 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:	4.7M
Depth:	31.69 Km
Lat/Lon:	-28.2552 , -65.8106
Event Date:	25 Jun 2014 10:45 UTC 25 Jun 2014 07:45 Local
Exposed Population:	457511 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	25 Jun 2014 11:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
	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
1053930		0	25 Jun 2014 10:45	4.7M, 31.69km	N/A	460 thousand (in 100km)		00:22	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* 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 Catamarca (population 273,805) . The nearest places are La Puerta, and El Rodeo.

Radius	Population
100 km	460000 people
75 km	270000 people
50 km	220000 people
20 km	18000 people
10 km	6100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Catamarca	Argentina	270000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Puerta	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	7 km
El Rodeo	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	8 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
Catamarca Aeroclub		537					22 km
Catamarca	CTC	464	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	38 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Escaba	Marapa	1948	66 km

More information

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