M 5.4 in Argentina on 10 Dec 2013 00:51 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: 5.4M
Depth: 105.19 Km
Lat/Lon: -31.39 , -69.14
Event Date: 10 Dec 2013 00:51 UTC
09 Dec 2013 21:51 Local
Exposed Population:
626163 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 10 Dec 2013 01:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 -0.7
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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1031492 -0.7 10 Dec 2013 00:51 5.4M, 105.19km N/A 630 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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 San Juan (population 547,865) .

Radius Population
100 km 630000 people
75 km 550000 people
50 km 13000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Argentina San Juan 550000 people
Argentina Mendoza 1.5 million people

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 Juan Aeroclub 634 60 km
La Laja 650 64 km

More information

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