M 4.6 in Argentina on 15 Sep 2012 09:37 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: 41.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -32.8324 , -66.6668
Event Date: 15 Sep 2012 09:37 UTC
15 Sep 2012 06:37 Local
Exposed Population:
200000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cpj4
Inserted at: 15 Sep 2012 10:04 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cpj4 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
119629 0.5 15 Sep 2012 09:37 4.6M, 41.6km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 San Luis (population 296,834) . The nearest places are and San Pedro.

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 180000 people
50 km 6800 people
20 km 1300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
San Luis Argentina 300000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Pedro San Luis Argentina Village - 13 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
San Luis LUQ 710 Civ. Paved Yes 9600 57 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
La Florida Quinto 1953 69 km

More information

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