Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 20 Nov 2016 20:57 UTC

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M 6.4 in Argentina on 20 Nov 2016 20:57 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:	6.4M
Depth:	115.79 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.6428 , -68.7645
Event Date:	20 Nov 2016 20:57 UTC 20 Nov 2016 17:57 Local
Exposed Population:	680000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007az5
Inserted at:	20 Nov 2016 21:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.2		-0.2
us10007az5	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1147605		-0.2	20 Nov 2016 20:57	6.4M, 115.79km	5.09	690 thousand (in 100km)		00:20	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 San Juan (population 597,028) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	600000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1147605	-31.643/-68.764	6.4	115.79	5.09	20 Nov 2016 21:19	00:21	(new episode)
	2	0	1147605	-31.643/-68.764	6.4	115.79	5.09	20 Nov 2016 23:01	02:03	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Juan	Argentina	600000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	7600 people
San Juan	Argentina	120000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people
San Luis	Argentina	9900 people
Coquimbo	Chile	<1000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	23000 people
La Rioja	Argentina	21000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Rivadavia	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	15 km
Aberastain	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	18 km
Marquesado	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	19 km
San Juan	San Juan	Argentina	City	440000 people	26 km
Carpintería	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	28 km
Santa Lucía	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	29 km
Albardón	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	33 km
Alto de Sierra	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	35 km
Las Lomitas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	38 km
Villa del Salvador	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	40 km
Cañada Honda	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	42 km
Villa Santa Rosa	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	43 km
Puntilla Blanca	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	45 km
Las Casuarinas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Caucete	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Guanacache	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	49 km
Media Agua	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	50 km
Pie de Palo	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	52 km
Retamito	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Berros	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	35 km
Matagusanos	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Talacasto	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	60 km
Tamberías	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	65 km
Villa Pituil	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	67 km
Calingasta	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	70 km
Vallecito	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	74 km
Ramblón	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	76 km
Villa Nuevo	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	94 km
Termas Villavicencio	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	100 km
Adán Quiroga	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	102 km
Jacoli	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	105 km
Bermejo	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	106 km
Mogna	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	112 km
Tucunuco	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	117 km
Uspallata	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	119 km
Tulumaya	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	122 km
Ingeniero Gustavo André	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	126 km
Estación Uspallata	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	128 km
Costa de Araujo	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	130 km
Nueva California	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	131 km
Las Heras	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	134 km
Niquivil Viejo	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	134 km
Marayes	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	136 km
Niquivil	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	137 km
Villa Nueva	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	139 km
Mendoza	Mendoza	Argentina	Major city	880000 people	139 km
Godoy Cruz	Mendoza	Argentina	City	-	143 km
Iglesia	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	143 km
Puebolo Nuevo	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	144 km
Los Erizos	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	145 km
Maipú	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	148 km
Potrerillos	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	151 km
Fray L. Beltrán	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	151 km
Las Flores	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	152 km
Cruz de Piedra	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	154 km
Luján	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	70000 people	155 km
San José de Jáchal	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	155 km
Chucuma	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	155 km
Punta del Agua	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	155 km
Palmira	Mendoza	Argentina	City	-	158 km
Cacheuta	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	158 km
Perdrel	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	160 km
San Martín	Mendoza	Argentina	City	94000 people	161 km
Peña	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	162 km
Rodeo	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	162 km
Agrelo	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	164 km
Villa Mercedes	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	166 km
Huaco	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	167 km
Tudcum	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	167 km
San Agustin del Valle Fertil	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	168 km
Junín	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	169 km
Medrano	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	171 km
Mascasín	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	172 km
Alto Verde	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	172 km
Rivadavia	Mendoza	Argentina	City	64000 people	174 km
Ugarteche	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	177 km
El Carrizal de Abajo	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	183 km
Santa Rosa	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	187 km
Anchoris	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	187 km
San José	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	188 km
Villa Bastía	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	190 km
Las Catitas	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	195 km
Tupungato	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	196 km
Colonia Sur	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	199 km
La Dormida	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	204 km
San Antonio	San Luis	Argentina	Village	-	208 km
Chepes	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	210 km
Villa Seca	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	216 km
Tunuyán	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	217 km
Vista Flores	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	226 km
La Paz	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	231 km
Desiderio Tello	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	237 km
San Carlos	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	237 km
Desaguadero	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	247 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 Juan Aeroclub		634				0	21 km
San Juan	UAQ	597	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	34 km
La Laja		650				0	43 km
El Plumerillo	MDZ	706	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	132 km
Aeroparque Ciudad Mendoza		807	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	136 km
La Puntilla		830				0	147 km
Rivadavia		659				0	179 km
San Rafael	LOB	750	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	220 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Quebrada de Ullum	San Juan	1981	22 km
Potrerillos	Potrerillos	Mendoza	n/a	154 km
	El Carrizal	Tunuyan	1972	184 km

More information

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