Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 27 Sep 2015 21:04 UTC

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M 4.9 in Chile on 27 Sep 2015 21:04 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:	30.18 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.6748 , -71.6072
Event Date:	27 Sep 2015 21:04 UTC 27 Sep 2015 18:04 Local
Exposed Population:	187990 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	27 Sep 2015 21:24 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
1099704		0.1	27 Sep 2015 21:04	4.9M, 30.18km	N/A	190 thousand (in 100km)		00:19	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, Mincha, Angostura, Tunga de Petorca, Chigualoco, Quelón, Gauchal, Ilta, Doña Juana, and Quillaicillo.

Radius	Population
100 km	150000 people
75 km	88000 people
50 km	46000 people
20 km	2800 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 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
Huentelauquén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	8 km
Mincha	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Angostura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Tunga de Petorca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	16 km
Chigualoco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	17 km
Quelón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	19 km
Gauchal	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Ilta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	22 km
Doña Juana	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Quillaicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	24 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	47 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	32 km
Papudo		Chile	97 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cogoti	Cogoti	Huatulame	1939	84 km

More information

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