M 5.2 in Chile on 29 Sep 2013 23:06 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: 5.2M
Depth: 1 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.42 , -73.85
Event Date: 29 Sep 2013 23:06 UTC
29 Sep 2013 20:06 Local
Exposed Population:
800086 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Oct 2013 12:58 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1013517 0.4 29 Sep 2013 23:07 5.3M, 10km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 00:09 GEOFON
1013519 0.3 29 Sep 2013 23:07 5.3M, 20km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:25 EMSC
1013522 0.3 29 Sep 2013 23:07 5.2M, 20km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:28 EMSC
1013525 0 29 Sep 2013 23:06 5.2M, 2km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:58 EMSC
1013605 0.3 29 Sep 2013 23:06 5.3M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 07:43 EMSC
1013912 0 29 Sep 2013 23:06 5.2M, 9.79km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 1d 13:51 NEIC
1013913 0.3 29 Sep 2013 23:06 5.2M, 1km N/A 800 thousand (in 100km) 1d 13:51 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 Chile , Region of Bio-Bio (population 1,789,433) . The nearest places are Concepci�n, and Colico.

Radius Population
100 km 1.6 million people
75 km 940000 people
50 km 260000 people
20 km 30000 people
10 km 3000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bio-Bio Chile 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Colico Bio-Bio Chile Village - 7 km
Concepci�n Bio-Bio Chile Major city 210000 people 71 km

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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
La Playa 8 26 km
Los Angeles LSQ 114 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 71 km
Carriel Sur International CCP 12 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lota CLLTA Chile 39 km
Puerto Yana Chile 40 km

More information

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