M 4.6 in Argentina on 22 Jan 2016 07:03 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: 4.6M
Depth: 98.89 Km
Lat/Lon: -32.4776 , -68.0636
Event Date: 22 Jan 2016 07:03 UTC
22 Jan 2016 04:03 Local
Exposed Population:
1319166 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Jan 2016 07:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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
1116045 -1 22 Jan 2016 07:03 4.6M, 98.89km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 00:44 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 and Mendoza.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 130000 people
50 km 31000 people
20 km 2600 people
10 km <1000 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
Mendoza Mendoza Argentina Major city 880000 people 86 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
El Plumerillo MDZ 706 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 79 km
Aeroparque Ciudad Mendoza 807 Civ. Paved No 3900 87 km

More information

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