Overall Green Earthquake alert in Argentina on 19 Jun 2013 21:29 UTC

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M 5.7 in Argentina on 19 Jun 2013 21:29 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:	5.7M
Depth:	99.5 Km
Lat/Lon:	-32.6228 , -69.9982
Event Date:	19 Jun 2013 21:29 UTC 19 Jun 2013 18:29 Local
Exposed Population:	715581 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	19 Jun 2013 23:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.5		-0.5
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1000270		-0.5	19 Jun 2013 21:29	5.7M, 99.5km	N/A	720 thousand (in 100km)		02:19	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 Argentina , Province of Mendoza (population 1,463,642) . The nearest places are Caracoles, Eva Perón, Puente del Inca, Portillo, El Juncal, Alto de la Posada, La Yesera, Peralillo, Punta de Vacas, Los Chacayes, and Rinconada de los Andes.

Radius	Population
100 km	420000 people
75 km	140000 people
50 km	8600 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Caracoles	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Eva Perón	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	24 km
Puente del Inca	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	26 km
Portillo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	28 km
El Juncal	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Alto de la Posada	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	36 km
La Yesera	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Peralillo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Punta de Vacas	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	37 km
Los Chacayes	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	38 km
Polvaredas	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	40 km
San Francisco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Guardia Vieja	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Canabina	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Los Riecillos	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
El Saladillo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Los Espinos	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Río Colorado	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Comunidad Campo de Ahumada	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Los Azules	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Baños El Barro	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Balneario de Jahuel	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Resguardo de los Patos	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
El Guapi	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Lo Calvo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	56 km
San Regis	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Las Achupallas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Santa Filomena	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Los Andes	Valparaíso	Chile	City	56000 people	60 km
Jahuel	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
El Tomé	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
San José de Piguchén	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
La Placilla	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Estación Uspallata	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	61 km
Valle Alegre	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Uspallata	Mendoza	Argentina	Village	-	63 km
El Olivo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Calle Larga	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	64 km
El Tártaro	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	64 km
El Bosque	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Putaendo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Pocuro	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Tabolango	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Curimón	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	67 km
San Felipe	Valparaíso	Chile	City	58000 people	67 km
Rinconada de Silva	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	67 km
El Pino	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Comunidad las Coimas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Granalla	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Rinconada de Guzmán	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Rinconada de los Andes	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	69 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
San Rafael	LOB	750	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	63 km
Victor Lafon	SSD	658	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	66 km
La Victoria de Chacabuco		640				0	82 km

More information

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