M 5.1 in Chile on 26 Jul 2016 23:00 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: 5.1M
Depth: 19.56 Km
Lat/Lon: -32.6309 , -71.8346
Event Date: 26 Jul 2016 23:00 UTC
26 Jul 2016 18:00 Local
Exposed Population:
1425217 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006hyj
Inserted at: 26 Jul 2016 23:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006hyj 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
1134972 0 26 Jul 2016 23:00 5.1M, 19.56km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Quintero, Caleta Horcón, Las Cujas, Pite, La Greda, Ritoque, La Laguna, Papudo, Puchuncaví, and Mundo Nuevo.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 160000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Valparaiso Chile 1.4 million people
Coquimbo Chile 520000 people
Region Metropolitana Chile 5.2 million people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Chile 720000 people
San Juan Argentina 550000 people
Mendoza Argentina 1.5 million people
Maule Chile 860000 people
Atacama Chile 240000 people
Bio-Bio Chile 1.8 million people
Neuquen Argentina 400000 people
San Luis Argentina 300000 people
La Rioja Argentina 230000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Quintero Valparaíso Chile City - 32 km
Caleta Horcón Valparaíso Chile Village - 33 km
Las Cujas Valparaíso Chile Village - 35 km
Pite Valparaíso Chile Village - 35 km
La Greda Valparaiso Chile Village - 35 km
Ritoque Valparaíso Chile Village - 36 km
La Laguna Valparaíso Chile Village - 38 km
Papudo Valparaíso Chile Village - 39 km
Puchuncaví Valparaíso Chile Village - 40 km
Mundo Nuevo Valparaiso Chile Village - 40 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
Quintero 5 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 34 km
Vina del Mar KNA 120 Mil. Paved Yes 5700 48 km
El Belloto 123 0 61 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Quintero CLQTV Chile 31 km
Papudo Chile 37 km
Valparaiso CLVAP Chile 49 km
Los Vilos CLLOS Chile 86 km

More information

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