Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 11 Apr 2017 13:39 UTC

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M 5.1 in Chile on 11 Apr 2017 13:39 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:	84.61 Km
Lat/Lon:	-27.6087 , -70.0878
Event Date:	11 Apr 2017 13:39 UTC 11 Apr 2017 10:39 Local
Exposed Population:	190000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008gk8
Inserted at:	11 Apr 2017 14:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.7 (Argentina)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Argentina= 3.7; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.9		-0.9
us10008gk8	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1163630		-0.9	11 Apr 2017 13:39	5.2M, 90.42km	N/A	200 thousand (in 100km)		00:20	NEIC
1163645		-0.9	11 Apr 2017 13:39	5.1M, 84.61km	N/A	200 thousand (in 100km)		00:47	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 Atacama (population 238,212) . The nearest places are Checo de Plata, Puntilla de Bateas, Tierra Amarilla, Pabellón, Paipote, Punta Negra, Ojanco Nuevo, Hacienda Hornito, Copiapó, Hornito, and La Puerta.

Radius	Population
100 km	200000 people
75 km	170000 people
50 km	160000 people
20 km	16000 people
10 km	1900 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
Checo de Plata	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	4 km
Puntilla de Bateas	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	8 km
Tierra Amarilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	9 km
Pabellón	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Paipote	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Punta Negra	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	19 km
Ojanco Nuevo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	19 km
Hacienda Hornito	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	21 km
Copiapó	Atacama	Chile	City	130000 people	23 km
Hornito	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Mirador	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Tres Puentes	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Toledo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Los Loros	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Molle Bajo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Piedra Colgada	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	38 km
San Antonio	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Dos Hermanas	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Dulcinea	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Valle Fértil	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Margarita	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Los Marayes	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Caserón	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Puquios	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Ingenio	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Polvareda	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Tranque Lautaro	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Castilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Carrera Pinto	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Las Posadas	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Yerba Buena	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	58 km
La Junta	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Barrabas	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Resguardo de Copiapó	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Quebrada Seca	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	65 km
La Guardia	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Algarrobo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Carrizo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	66 km
La Puerta	Atacama	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
Chamonate	CPO	291	Civ.	Paved	No	5400	34 km
Caldera		55	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	78 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Caldera	CLCLD	Chile	82 km

More information

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