Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina from 10 May 2022 23:06 UTC to 23:06

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M 6.8 in Argentina from 10 May 2022 23:06 UTC to 23:06

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:	6.8M
Depth:	193.81 Km
Lat/Lon:	-23.6141 , -66.7236
Event Date:	10 May 2022 23:06 UTC 10 May 2022 20:06 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI V 10 thousand in 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000h8g3
Inserted at:	10 May 2022 23:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.7 (Argentina)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000h8g3	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.83

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1442679	10 May 2022 23:06	6.7M, 235km	4.37	10 thousand (in 100km)	00:07	PTWC
1442680	10 May 2022 23:06	6.7M, 235km	4.37	10 thousand (in 100km)	00:08	NTWC
1442681	10 May 2022 23:06	6.8M, 193.81km	5.05	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:17	NEIC
1443499	10 May 2022 23:06	6.8M, 220km	4.68	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	5d 07:15	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 Jujuy (population 62) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1442681	-23.614/-66.724	6.8	193.8	5.067	10 May 2022 23:26	00:20	(new episode)
2	1442681	-23.614/-66.724	6.8	193.8	5.051	10 May 2022 23:37	00:31	(upd of #1)
3	1442681	-23.614/-66.724	6.8	193.8	5.051	11 May 2022 01:10	02:04	(upd of #2)
4	1442681	-23.614/-66.724	6.8	193.8	5.051	11 May 2022 05:28	06:22	(upd of #3)
5	1442681	-23.614/-66.724	6.8	193.8	5.051	11 May 2022 23:40	1d 00:33	(upd of #4)
6	1443499	-23.516/-66.608	6.8	220.0	4.679	16 May 2022 06:50	5d 07:44	(new episode)
7	1443499	-23.506/-66.65	6.8	220.0	4.681	19 May 2022 06:50	8d 07:43	(upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jujuy	Argentina	<1000 people
Jujuy	Argentina	720000 people
Salta	Argentina	960000 people
Antofagasta	Chile	220000 people
Potosi	Bolivia	61000 people
Catamarca	Argentina	<1000 people
Tarija	Bolivia	37000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Susques	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	27 km
Catúa	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	41 km
Toro	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Palrique Grande	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	54 km
Olacapato Chico	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Tocol	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	58 km
Pairique Chico	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	66 km
Cangrejillos	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	70 km
San Antonio de los Cobres	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	79 km
Los Patos	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	83 km
Salar de Pocitos	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	89 km
El Moreno	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	98 km
Cachiñal	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	101 km
Antiguyo	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	102 km
Farillón	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	112 km
Incahuasi	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	113 km
Socaire	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	118 km
Tacuara	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	126 km
Cochinoca	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	128 km
Tolar Grande	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	128 km
La Poma	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	133 km
Puerta Tastil	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	136 km
Peine	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	137 km
León	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	139 km
Toconao	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	139 km
Termas de Reyes	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	140 km
Rinconada	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	141 km
Abra Pampa	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	144 km
Yala	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	145 km
Humahuaca	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	147 km
Ingeniero Maury	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	156 km
Río Blanco	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	157 km
Palermo	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	158 km
San Salvador de Jujuy	Jujuy	Argentina	City	-	159 km
Punta del Agua	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	159 km
El Carril	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	164 km
San Antonio	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	165 km
Timón Cruz	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	167 km
Payogasta	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	172 km
Palpalá	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	172 km
El Carmen	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	173 km
San Antonio	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	173 km
Pena Barrosa	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	174 km
Congrejos	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	174 km
Yoscaba	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	175 km
Iruya	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	176 km
San Lorenzo	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	177 km
Cachí	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	177 km
Cóndor	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	178 km
Calderilla	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	181 km
El Remate	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	181 km
Campo Quijano	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	181 km
Río Grande	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	182 km
El Encón	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	182 km
Valle Grande	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	183 km
Perico	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	185 km
Lupi Gera	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	186 km
San Antonio de Esmorsca	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	186 km
Socompa	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	186 km
Salta	Salta	Argentina	City	510000 people	187 km
Corral Blanco	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	187 km
Neurara	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	189 km
Cerrillos	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	190 km
Rosario de Lerma	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	191 km
Seclantás Adentro	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	192 km
Monturaqui	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	192 km
Verón	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	193 km
San Antonio	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	194 km
La Mendieta	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	194 km
La Merced	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	195 km
Las Cañadas	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	197 km
Guadalupe	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	197 km
Pampa Blanco	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	197 km
Santa Catalina	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	197 km
Escoipe	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	198 km
Libertador General San Martín	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	47000 people	198 km
Pulares	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	200 km
Chañar	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	200 km
Calilegua	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	200 km
San Pedro	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	58000 people	201 km
Aseraduya	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	201 km
Chalicán	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	202 km
Sarcari	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	202 km
Fraile Pintado	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	202 km
La Quiaca	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	203 km
Cobo	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	204 km
El Carril	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	204 km
Chicoana	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	204 km
Villazón	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	29000 people	205 km
Pan de Azúcar	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	206 km
Molinos	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	207 km
General Martín Miguel de Güemes	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	207 km
Yaví	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	208 km
El Bordo	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	209 km
Caspana	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	210 km
Toconce	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	210 km
San Francisco	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	210 km
San Gertrudis	Salta	Argentina	Village	-	211 km
Chaupiñan	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	212 km
Agua Caliente	Jujuy	Argentina	Village	-	213 km

see full list

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
El Salar		2300	Priv.	Unpaved	No	7200	161 km
Jujuy Aeroclub		1234				0	164 km
Salta	SLA	1243	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	186 km
Jujuy	JUJ	920	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9600	187 km
La Quiaca		3469				0	200 km
Calilegua		443				0	202 km
Oran	ORA	357	Civ.	Paved	No	4700	250 km
El Loa	CJC	2318	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9400	255 km
Bermejo	BJO	381	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	264 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	General Belgrano	Cabra Corral	Juramento	1973	231 km

More information

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