M 6.7 in Argentina on 11 Feb 2015 18:57 UTC
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: 6.7M
Depth: 190.84 Km
Lat/Lon: -23.1229 , -66.5989
Event Date: 11 Feb 2015 18:57 UTC
11 Feb 2015 15:57 Local
Exposed Population: About 16000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Feb 2015 19:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a. n.a
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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1071524 n.a 11 Feb 2015 18:57 6.7M, 208km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 GEOFON
1071525 0 11 Feb 2015 18:57 6.9M, 268.8km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 NEIC
1071526 n.a 11 Feb 2015 18:57 6.9M, 268.8km N/A 8 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 USGS
1071527 n.a 11 Feb 2015 18:57 6.7M, 190.84km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 ,of Jujuy (population 2) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
<1000 people
20000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1071527 -23.123/-66.599 6.7 190.84 0 17 Oct 2016 10:24 613d 15:26 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Jujuy Argentina <1000 people
Jujuy Argentina 19000 people
Salta Argentina 1100 people
Antofagasta Chile <1000 people
Potosi Bolivia <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tocol Jujuy Argentina Village - 3 km
Palrique Grande Jujuy Argentina Village - 19 km
Pairique Chico Jujuy Argentina Village - 25 km
Toro Jujuy Argentina Village - 25 km
Susques Jujuy Argentina Village - 47 km
Cangrejillos Salta Argentina Village - 94 km
Abra Pampa Jujuy Argentina Village - 103 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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