Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 23 Aug 2015 23:10 UTC

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M 5.5 in Chile on 23 Aug 2015 23:10 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:	5.5M
Depth:	33.86 Km
Lat/Lon:	-29.6708 , -71.4264
Event Date:	23 Aug 2015 23:10 UTC 23 Aug 2015 20:10 Local
Exposed Population:	409965 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	23 Aug 2015 23:24 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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1093042		0.3	23 Aug 2015 23:10	5.5M, 33.86km	N/A	410 thousand (in 100km)		00:13	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 Coquimbo (population 520,420) . The nearest places are Trigo Blanco, Totoralillo, El Romeral, Quebrada Honda, El Rincón, Punta Teatinos, Los Palos, El Tofo, La Compañía, La Pampa, and Los Quemados.

Radius	Population
100 km	480000 people
75 km	430000 people
50 km	410000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Trigo Blanco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Totoralillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	19 km
El Romeral	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	19 km
Quebrada Honda	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	23 km
El Rincón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Punta Teatinos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Los Palos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	26 km
El Tofo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	29 km
La Compañía	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	30 km
La Pampa	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Quebrada Seca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	33 km
La Serena	Coquimbo	Chile	City	150000 people	34 km
Lambert	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Islón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Coquimbo	Coquimbo	Chile	City	160000 people	37 km
Guayacán	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Santa Gracia	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
San Ramón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Choros Altos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Choros Bajos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
El Trapiche	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Agua Grande	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Algarrobito	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Totoral	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Choros	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Llano Choros	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Almirante Latorre	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Punta de Piedra	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Gualcuna	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Punta Colorada	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Los Loritos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Rodeíto	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Las Rojas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Piritas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
La Hacienda	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Palo Negro	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Higueritas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	55 km
La Marquesa	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Talca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Tres Cruces	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Los Choros	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Condoriaco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	58 km
El Peñón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	58 km
El Molle	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Tongoicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Carrizalillo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Las Cañas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
La Viñita	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Incoguosi	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Guanaquero	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Almendral	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Damascal	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Tambillos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	64 km
La Chacrita	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Chañaral	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	67 km
El Peralito	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Tongoy	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Chignoles	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
El Pozo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Los Quemados	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	70 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 Florida	LSC	146	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6300	38 km
Las Tacas		43				0	51 km
Pelicano		1121				0	76 km
Huancara		598				0	78 km
Ovalle	OVL	unknown				0	87 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cruz Grande	CLCGR	Chile	25 km
Guayacan	CLGYC	Chile	36 km
Coquimbo	CLCQQ	Chile	37 km

More information

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