Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 29 Nov 2020 16:40 UTC

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M 5.8 in Argentina on 29 Nov 2020 16:40 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:	9.13 Km
Lat/Lon:	-23.2538 , -65.0323
Event Date:	29 Nov 2020 16:40 UTC 29 Nov 2020 13:40 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI VII 340000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000ckx5
Inserted at:	29 Nov 2020 17:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	5.4 (Bolivia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Bolivia= 5.4; Argentina= 3.7

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000ckx5	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.04

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
1345502		0	29 Nov 2020 16:40	5.8M, 9.13km	6.22	less than 100 (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	NEIC
1345658		0	29 Nov 2020 16:40	5.7M, 10km	6.2	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		23:39	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 Salta (population 34) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	1600 people
	8600 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1345502	-23.254/-65.032	5.8	9.1	6.528	29 Nov 2020 17:04	00:24	(new episode)
2	1345502	-23.255/-65.018	5.8	10.0	6.22	29 Nov 2020 17:47	01:06	(upd of #1)
3	1345502	-23.255/-65.018	5.8	10.0	6.22	29 Nov 2020 18:45	02:05	(upd of #2)
4	1345658	-23.256/-65.016	5.7	10.0	6.198	30 Nov 2020 16:44	1d 00:04	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Salta	Argentina	<1000 people
Jujuy	Argentina	1000 people
Salta	Argentina	<1000 people
Jujuy	Argentina	13000 people
Salta	Argentina	160000 people
Jujuy	Argentina	370000 people
Tarija	Bolivia	40000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Valle Grande	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	26 km
Humahuaca	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	33 km
Chañar	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	47 km
San Antonio	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	50 km
Iruya	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	51 km
Calilegua	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	63 km
Libertador General San Martín	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	47000 people	67 km
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán	Salta	Argentina	City	69000 people	74 km
Tabacalo	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	77 km
Porongal	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	81 km
Fraile Pintado	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	81 km
Pichanal	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	83 km
Abra Pampa	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	89 km
Yuchán	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	91 km
Bermejo	Tarija	Bolivia	Village	28000 people	91 km
Chacarita	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	93 km
Corral Blanco	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	93 km
Chalicán	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	93 km
Embarcación	Salta	Argentina	City	-	96 km
Congrejos	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	100 km
Cochinoca	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	103 km
La Estrella	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	104 km
El Moreno	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	105 km
San Pedro	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	58000 people	109 km
Palpalá	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	113 km
El Quimilar	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	113 km
Milagro	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	121 km
General Ballivián	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	123 km
Cangrejillos	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	123 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
Calilegua		443				0	65 km
Oran	ORA	357	Civ.	Paved	No	4700	73 km
Bermejo	BJO	381	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	91 km
Jujuy Aeroclub		1234				0	111 km

More information

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