Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 27 Jul 2016 06:43 UTC

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M 5.6 in Argentina on 27 Jul 2016 06:43 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.6M
Depth:	98.84 Km
Lat/Lon:	-24.286 , -67.8647
Event Date:	27 Jul 2016 06:43 UTC 27 Jul 2016 03:43 Local
Exposed Population:	About 5056 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20006i18
Inserted at:	27 Jul 2016 07:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		n.a
us20006i18	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
1135019		n.a	27 Jul 2016 06:43	5.6M, 98.84km	N/A	5 thousand (in 100km)		00:19	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 El Negrillar, Socompa, Tolar Grande, Monturaqui, Tilomonte, Campamento El Laco, Neurara, and Tilopozo.

Radius	Population
100 km	5100 people
75 km	3400 people
50 km	<1000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Salta	Argentina	900000 people
Antofagasta	Chile	420000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Negrillar	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Socompa	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Tolar Grande	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Monturaqui	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Tilomonte	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Campamento El Laco	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Neurara	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Tilopozo	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	68 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 Salar		2300	Priv.	Unpaved	No	7200	84 km

More information

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