Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 16 Sep 2015 23:16 UTC

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M 6.2 in Chile on 16 Sep 2015 23:16 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:	6.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.5887 , -71.9093
Event Date:	16 Sep 2015 23:16 UTC 16 Sep 2015 18:16 Local
Exposed Population:	About 98450 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	16 Sep 2015 23:39 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
1097313		0.2	16 Sep 2015 23:16	6.2M, 10km	N/A	100 thousand (in 100km)		00:22	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 Huentelauquén, Angostura, Quillaicillo, Chigualoco, Mincha, Tunga de Petorca, Gauchal, Maitencillo, Quelón, and Canela Baja.

Radius	Population
100 km	78000 people
75 km	29000 people
50 km	5200 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	1.4 million people
San Juan	Argentina	550000 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	5.2 million people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	720000 people
Atacama	Chile	240000 people
Maule	Chile	860000 people
La Rioja	Argentina	230000 people
San Luis	Argentina	300000 people
Bio-Bio	Chile	1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Huentelauquén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Angostura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Quillaicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Chigualoco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Mincha	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Tunga de Petorca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Gauchal	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Quelón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Canela Baja	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	46 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
Auco		431				0	73 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	49 km

More information

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