Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 16 Jun 2014 09:17 UTC

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M 4.8 in Chile on 16 Jun 2014 09:17 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:	4.8M
Depth:	77.46 Km
Lat/Lon:	-23.9432 , -69.4686
Event Date:	16 Jun 2014 09:17 UTC 16 Jun 2014 05:17 Local
Exposed Population:	128371 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	16 Jun 2014 10:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-1		-1
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1053156		-1	16 Jun 2014 09:17	4.8M, 77.46km	N/A	130 thousand (in 100km)		01:04	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 Antofagasta (population 423,780) . The nearest places are Cerro Negro, Augusta Victoria, Palestina, Oficina Oriente, Americana, Oficina Yugoslavia, Llanos, Aguas Blancas, Paradero El Desierto, Yungay, and Refresco.

Radius	Population
100 km	19000 people
75 km	11000 people
50 km	4000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Antofagasta	Chile	420000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cerro Negro	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	17 km
Augusta Victoria	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Palestina	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	29 km
Oficina Oriente	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Americana	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Oficina Yugoslavia	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Llanos	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Aguas Blancas	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Paradero El Desierto	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Yungay	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	46 km
San Cristóbal	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Oficina san Martin	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Imilac	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Lacaile	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Casa de Lata	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Refresco	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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