M 4.7 in Argentina on 28 Oct 2016 00:44 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: 20.93 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.0684 , -66.6318
Event Date: 28 Oct 2016 00:44 UTC
27 Oct 2016 21:44 Local
Exposed Population:
219220 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100072iq
Inserted at: 28 Oct 2016 01:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100072iq 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
1144337 0 28 Oct 2016 00:44 4.7M, 20.93km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 00:37 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 La Rioja (population 228,724) . The nearest places are Punto de Los Llanos, La Merced, Patquía, Alcázar, Patquía Sur, El Sunchal, Tuizón, Talamuyana, Chamical, Bajo de Gallo, and Paganzo.

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 40000 people
50 km 18000 people
20 km 1600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
La Rioja Argentina 230000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Punto de Los Llanos La Rioja Argentina Village - 12 km
La Merced La Rioja Argentina Village - 22 km
Patquía La Rioja Argentina Village - 24 km
Alcázar La Rioja Argentina Village - 30 km
Patquía Sur La Rioja Argentina Village - 32 km
El Sunchal La Rioja Argentina Village - 33 km
Tuizón La Rioja Argentina Village - 38 km
Talamuyana La Rioja Argentina Village - 44 km
Chamical La Rioja Argentina City - 44 km
Bajo de Gallo La Rioja Argentina Village - 46 km
Los Mogotes Colorados La Rioja Argentina Village - 48 km
Tama La Rioja Argentina Village - 50 km
El Mollar La Rioja Argentina Village - 53 km
Los Colorados La Rioja Argentina Village - 53 km
Anchico Nuevo La Rioja Argentina Village - 54 km
Represita La Rioja Argentina Village - 62 km
El Quebrachal La Rioja Argentina Village - 63 km
Carrizal La Rioja Argentina Village - 65 km
Cortaderas La Rioja Argentina Village - 65 km
Esquina La Rioja Argentina Village - 65 km
Los Haivas La Rioja Argentina Village - 65 km
San Pedro La Rioja Argentina Village - 66 km
San Ramón La Rioja Argentina Village - 67 km
Paganzo La Rioja Argentina 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
Gobernador Gordillo 458 Civ. Paved No 6700 46 km
Capitan Vicente A Almonacid IRJ 438 Civ. Paved Yes 9300 78 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Anzulon Anzulen 1938 94 km

More information

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