M 4.7 in Argentina on 12 Sep 2012 09:20 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: 101.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -32.4845 , -68.523
Event Date: 12 Sep 2012 09:20 UTC
12 Sep 2012 06:20 Local
Exposed Population:
1410000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000clwe
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2012 09:50 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000clwe 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
119575 0.5 12 Sep 2012 09:20 4.7M, 101.8km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:29 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 Mendoza, Jacoli, and Altos del Olvido.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 11000 people
10 km 1800 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
Altos del Olvido Mendoza Argentina Village - 19 km
Jacoli Mendoza Argentina Village - 20 km
Mendoza Mendoza Argentina Major city 880000 people 54 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 46 km
Aeroparque Ciudad Mendoza 807 Civ. Paved No 3900 53 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Potrerillos Potrerillos Mendoza n/a 80 km

More information

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