M 6.2 in Chile on 07 Nov 2015 07:04 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: 6.2M
Depth: 12 Km
Lat/Lon: -29.4538 , -72.2903
Event Date: 07 Nov 2015 07:04 UTC
07 Nov 2015 02:04 Local
Exposed Population: About 3000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Nov 2015 08:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1105121 0 07 Nov 2015 07:04 5.8M, 12.34km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
1105143 0 07 Nov 2015 07:04 6.2M, 12km 3.59 3 thousand (in 100km) 01:37 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 Atacama (population 238,212) .

Radius Population
100 km 3100 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Atacama Chile 240000 people
Coquimbo Chile 520000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cruz Grande CLCGR Chile 98 km

More information

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