M 4.6 in Chile on 16 Jun 2015 15:06 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -29.735 , -70.0896
Event Date: 16 Jun 2015 15:06 UTC
16 Jun 2015 12:06 Local
Exposed Population:
About 39636 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Jun 2015 20:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1084771 0 16 Jun 2015 15:06 4.6M, 10km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 05:52 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 Atacama (population 238,212) . The nearest places are and Los Cuartitos.

Radius Population
100 km 40000 people
75 km 18000 people
50 km 1400 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Atacama Chile 240000 people
Coquimbo Chile 520000 people
San Juan Argentina 550000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Los Cuartitos Atacama Chile Village - 14 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
Huancara 598 72 km

More information

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