Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 20 Dec 2012 15:00 UTC

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M 4.7 in Argentina on 20 Dec 2012 15:00 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:	525.2 Km
Lat/Lon:	-22.805 , -63.7063
Event Date:	20 Dec 2012 15:00 UTC 20 Dec 2012 12:00 Local
Exposed Population:	360000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000edg2
Inserted at:	20 Dec 2012 16:02 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000edg2	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
121536		0.5	20 Dec 2012 15:00	4.7M, 525.2km	N/A	360 thousand (in 100km)		01:02	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 Salta (population 897,526) . The nearest places are Ranchos, Florida, Coronel Cornejo, Antonio Quijarro, General Mosconi, Corralito, General Ballivián, Tartagal, Pocoy, Guayacán, and Manuel Elordi.

Radius	Population
100 km	390000 people
75 km	190000 people
50 km	96000 people
20 km	5100 people
10 km	1200 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Salta	Argentina	900000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ranchos	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	8 km
Florida	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	10 km
Coronel Cornejo	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	14 km
Antonio Quijarro	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	16 km
General Mosconi	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	20 km
Corralito	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	25 km
General Ballivián	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	26 km
Tartagal	Salta	Argentina	Village	60000 people	27 km
Pocoy	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	30 km
Guayacán	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	32 km
Tunalito	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	36 km
Yariguarenda	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	38 km
Senda Hachada	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	39 km
Campichuelo	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	47 km
Piquirenda	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	47 km
Porcelana	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	48 km
Tonono	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	48 km
Hickmann	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	51 km
Florida	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	51 km
Milagro	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	51 km
Misión Chaqueña	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	52 km
San Pedro	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Campo Alegre	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Tabaco Cimarrón	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
La Soledad	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Aguaray	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	55 km
Campo Durán	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	61 km
Luna Muerta	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	61 km
Embarcación	Salta	Argentina	City	-	62 km
Angostura	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	63 km
Arrosales	Tarija	Bolivia	Village	-	64 km
Dragones	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	64 km
Juntas de San Antonio	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	64 km
Terrones	Tarija	Bolivia	Village	-	65 km
San Telmo	Tarija	Bolivia	Village	-	65 km
Bermejo	Tarija	Bolivia	Village	28000 people	65 km
El Quimilar	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	66 km
Manuel Elordi	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	69 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
Tartagal G Enrique Mosconi		450				0	19 km
Tartagal / G Enrique Mosconi	TTG	449	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	20 km
Bermejo	BJO	381	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	62 km
Oran	ORA	357	Civ.	Paved	No	4700	76 km
Yacuiba	BYC	645	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	6000	90 km

More information

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