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Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 02/06/2012 07:52 UTC
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GDACS Event Report - Earthquake impact

Summary

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

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 6M, Depth:519.6km
  • on 02/06/2012 07:52 UTC
  • 240000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 6 M
  • Depth: 519.6 km (very deep)
  • Source: NEIC NEIC usb000a5a0
  • Location (latitude/longitude): -22.1092, -63.6247
  • Time (UTC): 02/06/2012 07:52:53
  • Time (ECT): 02/06/2012 09:52:53

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Argentina , Province of Salta (population 897,526) . The nearest places are and El Pajeal. The maximum altitude nearby is 2997m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km 170000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 63000 people
10 km 13000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected provinces

Region/Province Country Population
Salta Argentina 890000 people
Tarija Bolivia 300000 people

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population Distance

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Yacuiba BYC 645 Civ. Unpaved Yes 6000 16 km
Tartagal / G Enrique Mosconi TTG 449 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 59 km
Not calculated

Event time line

For accessing reports of previous advisories, please click on the advisory number in the table below.

IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1173386/2/2012 7:52:54 AM 5.8M, 528.8km 240 thousand 00:20 NEICNEIC
1173396/2/2012 7:52:53 AM 6M, 519.6km 240 thousand 00:54 NEICNEIC

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