Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 17 Sep 2015 02:59 UTC

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M 4.9 in Chile on 17 Sep 2015 02:59 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:	35 Km
Lat/Lon:	-30.9551 , -71.4781
Event Date:	17 Sep 2015 02:59 UTC 16 Sep 2015 23:59 Local
Exposed Population:	232994 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	17 Sep 2015 03:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0.1
	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
1097431		0.1	17 Sep 2015 02:59	4.9M, 35km	N/A	230 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	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 El Ajial, Peña Blanca, Maitencillo, Las Damas, Alcones, Quilitapia, Chalinga, Centinela, Punitaqui, Camarico, and Rincon la Maladita.

Radius	Population
100 km	230000 people
75 km	160000 people
50 km	47000 people
20 km	6500 people
10 km	1600 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Ajial	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	10 km
Peña Blanca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	11 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Las Damas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	16 km
Alcones	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	21 km
Quilitapia	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	23 km
Chalinga	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Centinela	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Punitaqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	27 km
Camarico	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Angostura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Salala	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Huilmo Alto	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Soco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Las Palmas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	34 km
El Soruco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Altar	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Vaca Muerta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Barraza	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
San Julián	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Los Hornitos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	40 km
La Ligua	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Trapiche	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
San Marcos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
La Torre	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
San Lorenzo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Los Morales	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Cerillos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Limarí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Quelón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	46 km
La Chimba	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Casas Punta de Guana	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Canela Baja	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Canela Alta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Cogotí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Ovalle	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	76000 people	49 km
Sotaquí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Quillaicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Pama	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Combarabala	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
La Paloma	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	53 km
El Palqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Los Sapos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Guatulame	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Llahuín	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Guamalata	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Villaseca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Cárdamo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Rincón del Talhuén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Pachingo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
La Chacarilla	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	58 km
El Espino	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Angostura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Monte Patria	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	14000 people	60 km
Recoleta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Incienso	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Panulcillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Mialqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Algarrobo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Chilecito	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Los Llanos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Chañaral de Carén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Aucó	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Huentelauquén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Mincha	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Palermo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Matancilas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Cerrillos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Rincon la Maladita	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)	Distance
Santa Rosa de Tabali		239	33 km
Ovalle	OVL	unknown	68 km
Auco		431	76 km
Las Tacas		43	97 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cogoti	Cogoti	Huatulame	1939	38 km
Paloma	Paloma	Grande	1967	52 km
Recoleta	Recoleta	Hurtado	1934	64 km

More information

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