Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 01 Nov 2020 01:21 UTC

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M 4.5 in Argentina on 01 Nov 2020 01:21 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:	4.5M
Depth:	263.3 Km
Lat/Lon:	-22.0723 , -65.9422
Event Date:	01 Nov 2020 01:21 UTC 31 Oct 2020 22:21 Local
Exposed Population:	160000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000c8tq
Inserted at:	01 Nov 2020 01:39 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.4 (Bolivia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Bolivia= 5.4; Argentina= 3.7

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000c8tq	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1341005		0	01 Nov 2020 01:21	4.5M, 263.3km	N/A	160 thousand (in 100km)		00:18	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 Jujuy (population 530,886) . The nearest places are Cienaguillas, Cuesta, Pasaje, Yoscaba, Cala Hoyo, Casira, Santa Catalina, Sarcari, Cóndor, Hoyadas, and Gallego Muerto.

Radius	Population
100 km	160000 people
75 km	120000 people
50 km	73000 people
20 km	4000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jujuy	Argentina	530000 people
Potosi	Bolivia	820000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cienaguillas	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	6 km
Cuesta	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	8 km
Pasaje	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	14 km
Yoscaba	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	14 km
Cala Hoyo	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	14 km
Casira	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	17 km
Santa Catalina	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	17 km
Sarcari	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	19 km
Cóndor	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	20 km
Hoyadas	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	24 km
Pueblo Viejo	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	24 km
La Perdida	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	24 km
Laguna Grande	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	26 km
Escaya	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	27 km
Timón Cruz	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	27 km
Rodeo	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	27 km
Chagua	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	27 km
Cacahug	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	28 km
Moko Loma	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	28 km
Huerta	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	29 km
Cerrillos	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	30 km
Lampaya	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	30 km
Chiri	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	30 km
Corral	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	34 km
Villazón	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	29000 people	36 km
El Molino	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	36 km
La Quiaca	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	36 km
Talina	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	38 km
Cuartos	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	38 km
Viscachayoc	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	39 km
Aguada	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	40 km
Caracara	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	40 km
Lagunilla	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	41 km
Rochahuasi	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	41 km
Agua Chica	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	41 km
San Juancito	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	42 km
Huasi	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	43 km
Bravo Grande	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	43 km
Chuchi	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	43 km
Entre Ríos	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	44 km
Casa Colorada	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	45 km
Chaupiyaco	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	45 km
Sol de Mayo	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	45 km
Estarca	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	45 km
Carahuasi	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Picaito Mayu	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	46 km
Vicuñaloma	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	46 km
Chuqui	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	46 km
Churquipampa	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	47 km
Rodeo	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	47 km
Rinconada	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	47 km
Kucho Huasi	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	48 km
Pulpera	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	48 km
Chichata	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	48 km
Mojo	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	49 km
Finca Yanalpa	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	49 km
San Juan de Oro	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	49 km
La Quisera	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	50 km
Yaví	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	51 km
Chacaloma	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	51 km
Cancani	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	51 km
Hornos	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	52 km
Challamayo	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	52 km
Esmoraca	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	52 km
San Bartolomé	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	52 km
Picaito Mojón	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	52 km
Candelaria	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	53 km
Llamería	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	53 km
Vinayoc	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	54 km
Lagunillas	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	54 km
Cangrejillos	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Rodio	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Pueblo Viejo	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	55 km
San Agustín	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	55 km
Moraya	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	56 km
Zapateriyoc	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	56 km
Cuesta Malpaso	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	57 km
Puesto del Marqués	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Querizaloma	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	58 km
Huanacuno	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	58 km
Chaupiloma	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	60 km
Chipaite	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	60 km
Yaruma	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	60 km
Suripugio	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	60 km
Canalcoma	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	61 km
Tiamayo	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	61 km
Selocha	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	61 km
Tabla Huasi	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	61 km
Salitre	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	61 km
Congrejos	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	62 km
San Antonio de Esmorsca	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	62 km
Ichupampa	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	62 km
Angostura	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	62 km
Alto del Pelador	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	62 km
Carnicota	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	63 km
Canaletaloma	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	64 km
Potreros	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	64 km
Chiriloca	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	64 km
Guadalupe	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	65 km
Nazareno	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	65 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
La Quiaca		3469				0	40 km

More information

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