Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina from 11 Feb 2015 18:57 UTC to 18:57

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M 6.9 in Argentina from 11 Feb 2015 18:57 UTC to 18:57

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:	6.9M
Depth:	268.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	-23.163 , -67.183
Event Date:	11 Feb 2015 18:57 UTC 11 Feb 2015 15:57 Local
Exposed Population:	About 8113 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	11 Feb 2015 19:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		0
	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	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	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 Chile , Region of Antofagasta (population 423,780) . The nearest places are Toro, Pairique Chico, Palrique Grande, Olaroz Grande, Olaroz Chico, Turu Tari, Rosario, Tocol, Puripica, and Huaitiquina.

Radius	Population
100 km	8000 people
75 km	4000 people
50 km	1000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Antofagasta	Chile	420000 people
Jujuy	Argentina	530000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Toro	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	38 km
Pairique Chico	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	39 km
Palrique Grande	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	42 km
Olaroz Grande	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	42 km
Olaroz Chico	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	53 km
Turu Tari	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	56 km
Rosario	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Tocol	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	60 km
Puripica	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	66 km
Huaitiquina	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	67 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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