M 4.7 in Chile on 15 Jan 2015 05:19 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: 4.7M
Depth: 81.42 Km
Lat/Lon: -33.6362 , -71.1744
Event Date: 15 Jan 2015 05:19 UTC
15 Jan 2015 02:19 Local
Exposed Population:
8431171 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2015 05:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1069498 -0.9 15 Jan 2015 05:19 4.7M, 81.42km N/A 8.4 million (in 100km) 00:15 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 Region Metropolitana (population 5,170,293) . The nearest places are Santiago, and Pomaire.

Radius Population
100 km 8.4 million people
75 km 7.6 million people
50 km 2.6 million people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 91000 people
5 km 4700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Region Metropolitana Chile 5.2 million people
Valparaiso Chile 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pomaire Regi�n Metropolitana Chile Village - 3 km
Santiago Regi�n Metropolitana Chile Capital 4.8 million people 53 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
Arturo Merino Benitez International SCL 474 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 45 km
El Bosque 561 Mil. Paved No 6000 46 km
Los Cerrillos ULC 511 Civ. Paved Yes 6900 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Antonio CLSAI Chile 41 km
Valparaiso CLVAP Chile 79 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rapel Rapel 1968 59 km

More information

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