Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 03 Sep 2015 13:37 UTC

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M 4.9 in Chile on 03 Sep 2015 13:37 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:	4.9M
Depth:	51.88 Km
Lat/Lon:	-36.771 , -72.7487
Event Date:	03 Sep 2015 13:37 UTC 03 Sep 2015 10:37 Local
Exposed Population:	1859847 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	03 Sep 2015 13:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.2		0.2
	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
1094592		0.2	03 Sep 2015 13:37	4.9M, 51.88km	N/A	1.9 million (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 Bio-Bio (population 1,789,433) . The nearest places are Concepciï¿½n, and Roa.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.9 million people
75 km	1.5 million people
50 km	1.1 million people
20 km	31000 people
10 km	8200 people
5 km	1500 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bio-Bio	Chile	1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Roa	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	5 km
Concepciï¿½n	Bio-Bio	Chile	Major city	210000 people	28 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
Carriel Sur International	CCP	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	28 km
La Playa		8					65 km
General Bernardo O Higgins	YAI	148	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	67 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lirquen	CLLQN	Chile	22 km
Tome	CLTOM	Chile	25 km

More information

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