M 5 in Chile on 18 Feb 2015 00:47 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: 5.0M
Depth: 99.23 Km
Lat/Lon: -35.1081 , -70.9008
Event Date: 18 Feb 2015 00:47 UTC
17 Feb 2015 21:47 Local
Exposed Population:
1101146 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Feb 2015 01:13 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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
1072012 -0.8 18 Feb 2015 00:47 5M, 99.23km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:25 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 Maule (population 862,719) . The nearest places are Santiago, and Colonia Potrero Grande.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 530000 people
50 km 280000 people
20 km 3400 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maule Chile 860000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Colonia Potrero Grande Maule Chile Village - 10 km
Santiago Regi�n Metropolitana Chile Capital 4.8 million people 183 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
Panguilemo TLX 113 Priv. Paved No 3500 70 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Colbun Colbun Maule 1985 74 km

More information

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