Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 24 Jan 2021 00:07 UTC

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M 5.8 in Argentina on 24 Jan 2021 00:07 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:	5.8M
Depth:	110.82 Km
Lat/Lon:	-33.3594 , -70.2208
Event Date:	24 Jan 2021 00:07 UTC 23 Jan 2021 21:07 Local
Exposed Population:	7570000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000d2s4
Inserted at:	24 Jan 2021 00:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.7 (Argentina)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Argentina= 3.7; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000d2s4	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.83

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1354511		0	24 Jan 2021 00:07	5.8M, 110.82km	4.39	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		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 Region Metropolitana (population 5,170,293) . The nearest places are Farellones, Villa Paulina, Corral Quemado, Tollo, Paso Marchant, Alfalfal, Cometierra, Puente Salinillas, Los Maitenes, Baños del Tupungato, and Alicia de Peñaflor.

Radius	Population
100 km	7.6 million people
75 km	7 million people
50 km	5.4 million people
20 km	10000 people
10 km	2500 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Region Metropolitana	Chile	5.2 million people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people
Valparaiso	Chile	1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Farellones	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	7 km
Villa Paulina	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	13 km
Corral Quemado	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	14 km
Tollo	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	16 km
Paso Marchant	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	16 km
Alfalfal	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	16 km
Cometierra	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	17 km
Puente Salinillas	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Los Maitenes	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Baños del Tupungato	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	23 km
Corrales	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	23 km
Arrayán	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Lo Barnechea	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	28 km
San Ramón	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	28 km
Peumos	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	29 km
Apoquindo	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	29 km
La Dehesa	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Las Lajas	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Peñalolén	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	32 km
La Reina	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	32 km
San José de Maipo	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Lo Curro	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	34 km
La Obra	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Las Condes	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Conchalí	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Chacarilla de Macul	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Chacra Valparaíso	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	37 km
La Florida	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Lo Contador	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Chicureo Abajo	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	39 km
San Juan del Peral	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Melocotón	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	40 km
San Joaquín	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	40 km
El Peral	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Santiago	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Capital	4.8 million people	41 km
La Estrella	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Lo Aranguiz	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Los Chacayes	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	42 km
San Alfonso	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Baños de Colina	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Puente Alto	Región Metropolitana	Chile	City	500000 people	43 km
El Mirador	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	44 km
La Lata	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	44 km
La Feria	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	45 km
San Luis	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	45 km
El Ingenio	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	46 km
El Saladillo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Carrascal	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Colina	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	47 km
San Gabriel	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	47 km
El Retamo	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	47 km
La Retamilla	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Bajos de Mena	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	48 km
La Cisterna	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Quilicura	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	49 km
San Bernardo	Región Metropolitana	Chile	City	250000 people	50 km
Espejo	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Errázuriz	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Los Riecillos	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	50 km
La Yesera	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Queltehues	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Guardia Vieja	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	51 km
El Volcán	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Los Azules	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Barrancas	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Santa Teresa de Lo Ovalle	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Peralillo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Alto de la Posada	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Rinconada de Chena	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Estación Colina	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Maipú	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Los Morros	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Melosa	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Refugio Lo Valdés	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	54 km
El Juncal	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Los Espinos	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Isla de Pirique	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Batuco	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Casas de Chacabuco	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	56 km
San José de Nos	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Santa Ana de Chena	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Río Colorado	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Huechún	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	58 km
El Manzanito	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Santa Teresa	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Portillo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	59 km
La Africana	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Alto de Jahuel	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Santa Inés	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Padre Hurtado	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	60 km
San José de Tango	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	61 km
El Arrayán	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Eva Perón	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	62 km
Caracoles	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Buin	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	54000 people	63 km
El Noviciado	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Casas de El Retiro	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Los Ranchillos	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Lampa	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	29000 people	64 km
Calera de Tango	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	64 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
Eulogio Sanchez		649	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3200	32 km
Los Cerrillos	ULC	511	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6900	47 km
El Bosque		561	Mil.	Paved	No	6000	49 km
Arturo Merino Benitez International	SCL	474	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	53 km
La Victoria de Chacabuco		640				0	58 km
San Rafael	LOB	750	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	72 km
Victor Lafon	SSD	658	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	82 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Yeso	Yeso	Yeso	1967	36 km

More information

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