Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 28 Aug 2016 16:32 UTC

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M 4.6 in Chile on 28 Aug 2016 16:32 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:	4.6M
Depth:	35 Km
Lat/Lon:	-27.68 , -71.226
Event Date:	28 Aug 2016 16:32 UTC 28 Aug 2016 13:32 Local
Exposed Population:	About 39720 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20006utw
Inserted at:	28 Aug 2016 18:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us20006utw	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
1138159		0	28 Aug 2016 16:32	4.6M, 35km	N/A	40 thousand (in 100km)		01:48	NEIC

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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) . The nearest places are Totoral, Perales, Quebrada Seca, Carrizal Bajo, Angostura, Barranquilla, Portezuelo, Canto de Agua, Majadas, and Chorrillos.

Radius	Population
100 km	40000 people
75 km	9400 people
50 km	3800 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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Totoral	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Perales	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Quebrada Seca	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Carrizal Bajo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Angostura	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Barranquilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Portezuelo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Canto de Agua	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Majadas	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Chorrillos	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	61 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
Caldera		55	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	79 km
Chamonate	CPO	291	Civ.	Paved	No	5400	91 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Carrizal		Chile	45 km
Caldera	CLCLD	Chile	79 km
Huasco	CLHSO	Chile	86 km

More information

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