Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 07 Dec 2015 07:51 UTC

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M 5.6 in Chile on 07 Dec 2015 07:51 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:	5.6M
Depth:	48.36 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.3834 , -71.377
Event Date:	07 Dec 2015 07:51 UTC 07 Dec 2015 04:51 Local
Exposed Population:	159547 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	07 Dec 2015 08:09 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
1110307		0.2	07 Dec 2015 07:51	5.6M, 48.36km	N/A	160 thousand (in 100km)		00:17	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 Canela Baja, Canela Alta, Quillaicillo, Quelón, Maitencillo, Angostura, Las Palmas, Mincha, Quelón, Huentelauquén, and Chalinga.

Radius	Population
100 km	240000 people
75 km	110000 people
50 km	45000 people
20 km	4200 people
10 km	1500 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
Canela Baja	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	4 km
Canela Alta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	4 km
Quillaicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Quelón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Angostura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Las Palmas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	19 km
Mincha	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	23 km
Quelón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Huentelauquén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Tunga de Petorca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Ilta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	27 km
Doña Juana	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Aucó	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Llahuín	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Cuzcuz	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
El Espino	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Matancilas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Illapel	Coquimbo	Chile	City	23000 people	37 km
Pama	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Pintacura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Chigualoco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Choapa	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Gauchal	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	43 km
El Soruco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Combarabala	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Limahuida	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Huintil	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Casuto	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
El Ajial	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Centinela	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Los Sapos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Las Vacas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Tahuinco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	51 km
San Lorenzo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Cabrería	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
El Socavón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Quilitapia	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
La Mostaza	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Cogotí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Peña Blanca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	55 km
La Ligua	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Conchalí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Barranca de la Canela	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Vaca Muerta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Arboleda Grande	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Los Vilos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Las Damas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Las Astas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Huilmo Alto	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
San Marcos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Salamanca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	13000 people	61 km
Cunlagua	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Las Jarillas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Pupío	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Punitaqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Los Morales	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Caimanes	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Alcones	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
San Agustín	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Moraleda	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Chalinga	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)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Auco		431				0	37 km
Santa Rosa de Tabali		239				0	78 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	59 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cogoti	Cogoti	Huatulame	1939	52 km
Paloma	Paloma	Grande	1967	83 km

More information

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