Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 14 Nov 2016 22:00 UTC

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M 4.6 in Chile on 14 Nov 2016 22:00 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:	4.6M
Depth:	51.01 Km
Lat/Lon:	-21.1457 , -69.9976
Event Date:	14 Nov 2016 22:00 UTC 14 Nov 2016 19:00 Local
Exposed Population:	About 45806 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usa0014bln
Inserted at:	14 Nov 2016 22:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
usa0014bln	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
1146894		0	14 Nov 2016 22:00	4.6M, 51.01km	N/A	50 thousand (in 100km)		00:51	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 Tarapaca (population 350,373) . The nearest places are Chanabaya, Quebradillas, Calale, Lagunas, Oficina Iris, Buenaventura, Patillos, La Granja, Ramaditas, Oficina Victoria, and Oficina Aurrera.

Radius	Population
100 km	46000 people
75 km	2300 people
50 km	1100 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tarapaca	Chile	350000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chanabaya	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	29 km
Quebradillas	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Calale	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Lagunas	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Oficina Iris	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Buenaventura	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Patillos	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	48 km
La Granja	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Ramaditas	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Oficina Victoria	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Hilaricos	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Oficina Aurrera	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	68 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
Oficina Victoria		1000				0	60 km
Diego Aracena International	IQQ	48	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10900	70 km
Canchones West		914				0	88 km
Los Condores		520				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Patillos Cove	CLPTI	Chile	48 km

More information

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