Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 28 Jun 2017 00:44 UTC

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M 4.6 in Argentina on 28 Jun 2017 00:44 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:	4.6M
Depth:	151.65 Km
Lat/Lon:	-28.031 , -66.5763
Event Date:	28 Jun 2017 00:44 UTC 27 Jun 2017 21:44 Local
Exposed Population:	130000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20009pzp
Inserted at:	28 Jun 2017 01:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.7 (Argentina)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-1		-1
us20009pzp	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
1172099		-1	28 Jun 2017 00:44	4.6M, 151.65km	N/A	140 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 Catamarca (population 273,805) . The nearest places are Tucumana, Los Hornillos, Barrealito, La Tusca, Colpes, Pilciao, San Miguel, Saujil, Siján, Mollecito, and San Antonio.

Radius	Population
100 km	140000 people
75 km	67000 people
50 km	19000 people
20 km	2200 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Catamarca	Argentina	270000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tucumana	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	5 km
Los Hornillos	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	20 km
Barrealito	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	28 km
La Tusca	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	31 km
Colpes	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	38 km
Pilciao	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	39 km
San Miguel	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	39 km
Saujil	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	40 km
Siján	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	43 km
Mollecito	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
El Pajonal	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	47 km
Rincón	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	47 km
Luna Aguada	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	53 km
Mudquin	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	53 km
Peman	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	53 km
Amanao	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Alpasinche	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	56 km
Andalgalá	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	56 km
Chilca	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Choya	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Talamayo	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Villa Vil	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	59 km
Molino Potrero	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	59 km
Cerro Negro	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	60 km
Rodeo Grande	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	61 km
Belén	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	61 km
Salicas	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	62 km
La Represa	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	62 km
Aimogasta	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	63 km
Termas Santa Teresita	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	63 km
Agua de las Palomas	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	64 km
La Aguada	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	65 km
Pucará	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	65 km
Las Juntas	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	68 km
La Puerta de San José	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	68 km
San Blas	La Rioja	Argentina	Village	-	69 km
El Shincal	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	69 km
San Antonio	Catamarca	Argentina	Village	-	70 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
Andalgala		900				0	50 km
Belen		1200				0	61 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Escaba	Marapa	1948	90 km

More information

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