M 5.9 in Argentina on 17 Oct 2015 11:33 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: 5.9M
Depth: 8.23 Km
Lat/Lon: -25.409 , -64.4368
Event Date: 17 Oct 2015 11:33 UTC
17 Oct 2015 08:33 Local
Exposed Population:
169013 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Oct 2015 12:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1102419 0.3 17 Oct 2015 11:33 6M, 17.86km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1102422 0.3 17 Oct 2015 11:33 5.9M, 8.23km 6.75 170 thousand (in 100km) 01:24 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 Salta (population 897,526) . The nearest places are and Bajo Grande.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 92000 people
50 km 39000 people
20 km 2200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Salta Argentina 900000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bajo Grande Salta Argentina Village - 16 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
Rosario de la Frontera 791 64 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
General Belgrano Cabra Corral Juramento 1973 93 km

More information

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