M 4.6 in Argentina on 08 Nov 2012 23:57 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: 101.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -31.8584 , -69.0323
Event Date: 08 Nov 2012 23:57 UTC
08 Nov 2012 20:57 Local
Exposed Population:
690000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dpge
Inserted at: 09 Nov 2012 00:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dpge 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
120748 0.5 08 Nov 2012 23:57 4.6M, 101.7km N/A 690 thousand (in 100km) 00:54 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 Juan (population 547,865) .

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 590000 people
50 km 34000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Argentina San Juan 550000 people
Argentina Mendoza 1.5 million people

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 Juan Aeroclub 634 56 km
San Juan UAQ 597 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 68 km

More information

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