ADAM Earthquake Impact Data for Argentina, October 2025

WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system provides geospatial data for a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near El Hoyo, Argentina on October 2, 2025. The dataset includes the epicenter location, depth, and an estimate of 7,706 people impacted within a 50km radius. It was last updated by the system on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and radius.
• Estimate potential humanitarian needs based on the population count within the affected area.
• Integrate event data into disaster risk models using the magnitude and depth parameters.

Strengths

• Includes specific event parameters: magnitude 5.7, depth of 571.146 km, and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Provides a concrete impact metric: 7,706 people estimated within the 50km radius.
• Data is produced by an operational UN agency system (WFP ADAM) for humanitarian emergencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the event occurred in 2025 but the record was updated in 2026.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden-onset emergencies.

Time Range

Event date: 2025-10-02

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:09:49.364444

Geography

29 km west of El Hoyo, Argentina; latitude -27.0636, longitude -63.5228.