M 4.5 in Chile on 27 Nov 2016 00:54 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.366 , -72.3118
Event Date: 27 Nov 2016 00:54 UTC
26 Nov 2016 19:54 Local
Exposed Population:
About 18038 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007cmq
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2016 01:16 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007cmq 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
1148336 0 27 Nov 2016 00:54 4.5M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 18000 people
75 km 1100 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Coquimbo Chile 520000 people
Atacama Chile 240000 people
San Juan Argentina 550000 people
Valparaiso Chile 1.4 million people
Mendoza Argentina 1.5 million people
Region Metropolitana Chile 5.2 million people
La Rioja Argentina 230000 people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Chile 720000 people
Catamarca Argentina 270000 people
Maule Chile 860000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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