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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*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 39) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
5700 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1345502 -23.254/-65.032 5.8 9.1 6.528 29 Nov 2020 17:04 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1345502 -23.255/-65.018 5.8 10.0 6.22 29 Nov 2020 17:47 01:06 (upd of #1)
3 0 1345502 -23.255/-65.018 5.8 10.0 6.22 29 Nov 2020 18:45 02:05 (upd of #2)
4 0 1345658 -23.256/-65.016 5.7 10.0 6.198 30 Nov 2020 16:44 1d 00:04 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Salta Argentina <1000 people
Jujuy Argentina <1000 people
Salta Argentina <1000 people
Jujuy Argentina 3500 people
Salta Argentina <1000 people
Jujuy Argentina 12000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Valle Grande Jujuy Argentina Village - 26 km
Humahuaca Jujuy Argentina Village - 33 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.