M 5.3 in Chile on 17 Sep 2015 12:14 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: 5.3M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -32.9461 , -71.5341
Event Date: 17 Sep 2015 12:14 UTC
17 Sep 2015 09:14 Local
Exposed Population:
4315207 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2015 12:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1097595 0.4 17 Sep 2015 12:14 5.3M, 10km N/A 4.3 million (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 Valparaiso (population 1,428,340) . The nearest places are Valpara�so, and Conc�n.

Radius Population
100 km 4.3 million people
75 km 1.6 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 780000 people
10 km 180000 people
5 km 58000 people
2 km 17000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Valparaiso Chile 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Conc�n Valpara�so Chile Village - 1 km
Valpara�so Valparaiso Chile Major city 270000 people 8 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
Vina del Mar KNA 120 Mil. Paved Yes 5700 5 km
El Belloto 123 16 km
Quintero 5 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 17 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Valparaiso CLVAP Chile 14 km
Quintero CLQTV Chile 19 km

More information

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