The government of the Province of Neuquén, through the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, reports on the seismic events published in the week from 04-22-2024 to 04-28-2024.
The population is reminded that the territory of the province of Neuquén is covered in two zones (zone 1 –East- and Zone 2 –West-); considered to be of reduced to moderate danger, within the Seismic Zoning map of the Argentine Republic*.
During the week between 04-22-2024 to 04-28-2024, an earthquake has been reported on the Inpres website.
Date
Hour
Depth (Km)
Magitud
Location/Zone
04/27/2024 14:32:18 8 km 2.8 78 km NW of Neuquén; 108 km NE of Zapala; 129 km NW of Gral Roca
*Source: National Institute for Seismic Prevention (Inpres)
The province of Neuquén develops a comprehensive disaster risk reduction policy, with the objective of promoting increased security and resilience of territories and communities. This policy has been built in an articulated manner between the different areas of the provincial government, local governments and the collaboration of national institutions (Segemar, INTA, SMA, IGN, Inpres, UNCo) during the last decade.
The degree of risk knowledge depends largely on the quantity and quality of information available and the different ways in which people perceive risk. That is why we work together with the aforementioned organizations to build reliable and complete information, and with the collaboration of exposed communities, such as in this case, Sauzal Bonito.
Due to the seismic events recorded in the town of Sauzal Bonito, the provincial government is carrying out a work plan that defines the monitoring and follow-up of the recorded seismic activity, such as concrete actions to survey the situation, support and containment. the population of the affected localities, within the framework of the construction of a Contingency and Mitigation Plan.
Likewise, the reading of all seismic events recorded in the provincial territory is expanded in order to have an analytical base that allows preventing and mitigating the consequences caused by certain incidents.
Information Policy
Warning: Until the seismological network in this region is complete, the location error in the area varies from 15 km to 20 km.
On the other hand, it is worth noting that it is the policy of Inpres to publish earthquakes with magnitude 2.5 or higher throughout the national territory, because it is the standard that best combines the minimum magnitude generally perceived by the population, with the possibility of obtaining and publishing data. reliable. The capacity to detect and locate earthquakes with magnitudes less than 2.5 varies depending on the number of seismological stations installed in each region. The main purpose of this data is to be used for scientific research.
All people who perceive a possible earthquake can report it on the official Inpres website through the link “Report an unpublished perceived event” (or through the survey of perceived earthquakes in the link “Did you feel the earthquake? ” (
