M 4.5 in Argentina on 14 Sep 2015 13:38 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: 4.5M
Depth: 25.78 Km
Lat/Lon: -33.2957 , -68.6414
Event Date: 14 Sep 2015 13:38 UTC
14 Sep 2015 10:38 Local
Exposed Population:
1393271 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Sep 2015 16:42 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1096724 0 14 Sep 2015 13:38 4.5M, 25.78km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 03:03 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 Mendoza (population 1,463,642) . The nearest places are Mendoza, and El Carrizal de Abajo.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 1.3 million people
50 km 1.1 million people
20 km 29000 people
10 km 3700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mendoza Argentina 1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
El Carrizal de Abajo Mendoza Argentina Village - 9 km
Mendoza Mendoza Argentina Major city 880000 people 48 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
Rivadavia 659 18 km
La Puntilla 830 43 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
El Carrizal Tunuyan 1972 8 km

More information

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