Magnitude 7.0 earthquake - SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

[Emily]

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2011/eq_110101_c0000xky/neic_c0000xky_esp.html

Magnitud 7.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
sabado, 01 de enero 2011 a las 09:56:59 UTC
Magnitud 7.0
Fecha-Hora sabado, 01 de enero 2011 a las 09:56:59 (UTC) - Tiempo Universal Coordinado
sabado, 01 de enero 2011 a las 06:56:59 AM hora local al epicentro
Hora del Terremoto en otras zonas de horario
Localizaci?n 26.76S 63.10W
Profundidad 583.6 kil?metros
Regi?n SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
Referencia 160 km (100 miles) NE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
185 km (115 miles) SSE of El Quebrachal, Salta, Argentina
190 km (120 miles) N of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
960 km (600 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
Calidad de la Localizaci?n Estimado de error: horizontal +/- 14.7 km; depth +/- 6.0 km
Par?metros de calidad
de localizaci?n Nst=499, Nph=499, Dmin=576.7 km, Rmss=0.78 seg, Erho=14.7 km, Erzz=6.0 km, Gp=16.0 grados
Fuente de informaci?n USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
C?digo de Identificaci?n del Evento usc0000xky

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000xky.php

Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time

* Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 09:56:59 UTC
* Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 06:56:59 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 26.758?S, 63.103?W
Depth 583.6 km (362.6 miles) set by location program
Region SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
Distances 160 km (100 miles) NE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
185 km (115 miles) SSE of El Quebrachal, Salta, Argentina
190 km (120 miles) N of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
960 km (600 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=679, Nph=709, Dmin=577.7 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp= 14?,
M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0000xky

http://www.gdacs.org/reports.asp?eventType=EQ&ID=102835&system=asgard&location=ARG&alertlevel=Green&glide_no=

GDACS - Green Earthquake Alert in Argentina
On 1/1/2011 9:56:57 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 and depth 562.6km has struck an moderately populated area in the Santiago del Estero Province (population: 0.6 million) in Argentina. GDACS estimates the likelihood for need of international humanitarian intervention to be low (Green alert).

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact since the affected region is moderately populated and has high resilience for natural disasters.

The nearest populated places are Pozo Casta?o (9km). It is a flat region with a maximum altitude of 257 m.

 

[Tonka]

Re: Magnitude 7.0 earthquake - SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...ocId=CNG.8687c553692886f9f2ad2916bda63bf5.171

Spanish to English translation

Richter 7.0 earthquake without damage or casualties in Argentina
(AFP) - 4 hours ago

BUENOS AIRES - An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale occurred on Saturday deep in a rural area of the province of Santiago del Estero Argentina (north), causing no damage or casualties, AFP reported to the Institute National Seismic Prevention (Inpres).

Phenomenon occurred at a depth of 500 to 580 km from the surface, where only an earthquake can be detected as mild or very mild, 2 to 3 degrees of the modified Mercalli scale, said Marcelo Pe?a, Inpres official.

The quake's epicenter was located about 40 km west of the town of Campo Gallo, north of the province, amid a sparse semi-desert region whose population is just over 5,000.

The tremor was felt in the provinces of La Rioja (northwest) and Cordoba (center), according to testimony gathered by the Inpres, but unreported damage.

Seismographs recorded the shock to the local 06h56 (09h56 GMT), according to Inpres.