Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 21 Sep 2016 22:04 UTC

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M 4.7 in Chile on 21 Sep 2016 22:04 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:	4.7M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.7723 , -70.6537
Event Date:	21 Sep 2016 22:04 UTC 21 Sep 2016 19:04 Local
Exposed Population:	150935 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10006rgh
Inserted at:	21 Sep 2016 22:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10006rgh	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
1140663		0	21 Sep 2016 22:04	4.7M, 10km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:34	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 Coirón, Zapallar, Cuncumén, Chellepín, San Agustín, Llimpo, Las Jarillas, Cunlagua, Arboleda Grande, Salamanca, and Ilta.

Radius	Population
100 km	150000 people
75 km	70000 people
50 km	27000 people
20 km	1800 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people
San Juan	Argentina	550000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Coirón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	12 km
Zapallar	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	13 km
Cuncumén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Chellepín	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	16 km
San Agustín	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Llimpo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Las Jarillas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	22 km
Cunlagua	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Arboleda Grande	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Salamanca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	13000 people	30 km
Barranca de la Canela	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Almendrillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Los Erizos	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	35 km
Cabrería	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Moraleda	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Huintil	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Tahuinco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Horno	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Pirca Las Juntas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	46 km
Ramadillas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Limahuida	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
El Socavón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Las Astas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Caimanes	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Illapel	Coquimbo	Chile	City	23000 people	51 km
Matancilas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Chincolco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	53 km
El Sobrante	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Aucó	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Choapa	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
La Vega	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Pupío	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Pintacura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Cuzcuz	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Tilama	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	59 km
El Espino	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Petorca	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Comunidad La Polcura	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Alicahue	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Quelón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Llahuín	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Hierro Viejo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	66 km
La Ñipa	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Doña Juana	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Las Palmas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Las Vacas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
El Polvo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Pama	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	70 km
Ilta	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	48 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	82 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cogoti	Cogoti	Huatulame	1939	94 km

More information

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