Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Argentina from 19 Jan 2021 02:46 UTC to 02:46

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M 6.6 in Argentina from 19 Jan 2021 02:46 UTC to 02:46

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.958 , -68.661
Event Date:	19 Jan 2021 02:46 UTC 18 Jan 2021 23:46 Local
Exposed Population:	860000 people within 100km
Source:	PTWC pt21019000
Inserted at:	19 Jan 2021 02:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.7 (Argentina)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
PTWC	1.2		1.2
pt21019000	Scaled population (vector)	6.09
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.83

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1353646	1.2	19 Jan 2021 02:46	6.6M, 10km	N/A	860 thousand (in 100km)	00:08	PTWC
1353647	1	19 Jan 2021 02:46	6.6M, 11km	N/A	1.1 million (in 100km)	00:09	NTWC
1353649	0	19 Jan 2021 02:46	6.4M, 14.3km	6.41	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:17	NEIC
1353652	1.2	19 Jan 2021 02:46	6.4M, 20km	7.16	160 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	00:43	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 San Juan (population 547,865) . The nearest places are Berros, Pedernal, Cañada Honda, Cienaguita, Guanacache, Retamito, Carpintería, Media Agua, Tres Esquinas, Cochagual, and Termas Villavicencio.

Radius	Population
100 km	860000 people
75 km	700000 people
50 km	490000 people
20 km	15000 people
10 km	2900 people
5 km	1700 people
2 km	1200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Juan	Argentina	550000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Berros	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	1 km
Pedernal	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	7 km
Cañada Honda	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	12 km
Cienaguita	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	13 km
Guanacache	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	14 km
Retamito	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	18 km
Carpintería	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	19 km
Media Agua	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	23 km
Tres Esquinas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	25 km
Cochagual	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	27 km
La Rinconada	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	28 km
Aberastain	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	35 km
Las Casuarinas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	36 km
Villa Santa Rosa	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	40 km
Ramblón	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	40 km
Primero de Mayo	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	41 km
Nueve de Julio	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	42 km
Médano de Oro	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	44 km
Rivadavia	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	45 km
Zonda	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Capilla del Rosario	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Marquesado	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	49 km
San Juan	San Juan	Argentina	City	440000 people	49 km
Santa Lucía	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	50 km
Caucete	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	50 km
Alto de Sierra	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	52 km
Ullún	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	53 km
Villa Paula de Sarmiento	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	53 km
Pie de Palo	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Puntilla Blanca	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	56 km
Las Tapias	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	56 km
Albardón	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	59 km
Villa San Isidro	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	60 km
Capilla San José	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	61 km
Villa del Salvador	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	62 km
Niquivil Nuevo	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	64 km
Las Lomitas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	65 km
Vallecito	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	68 km
Termas Villavicencio	Mendoza	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
San Juan Aeroclub		634				0	41 km
San Juan	UAQ	597	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	49 km
La Laja		650				0	70 km
El Plumerillo	MDZ	706	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	98 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Quebrada de Ullum	San Juan	1981	54 km

More information

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