Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 28 Apr 2017 15:49 UTC

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M 5.2 in Chile on 28 Apr 2017 15:49 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:	5.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-33.189 , -71.8539
Event Date:	28 Apr 2017 15:49 UTC 28 Apr 2017 12:49 Local
Exposed Population:	1620000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008llp
Inserted at:	28 Apr 2017 16:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.3		0.3
us10008llp	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
1165703		0.3	28 Apr 2017 15:49	5.2M, 10km	N/A	1.6 million (in 100km)		00:19	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 Valparaiso (population 1,428,340) . The nearest places are Quintay, Laguna Verde, El Barco, Cerro Colorado, Yeco, Alto del Puerto, Playa Ancha, Algarrobo, Lago Peñuelas, Coligües, and San Antonio.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.6 million people
75 km	1.3 million people
50 km	740000 people
20 km	2600 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Valparaiso	Chile	1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Quintay	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Laguna Verde	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	19 km
El Barco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	21 km
Cerro Colorado	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	22 km
Yeco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Alto del Puerto	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Playa Ancha	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Algarrobo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Lago Peñuelas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	27 km
Coligües	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	27 km
El Quisco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	28 km
San José	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	28 km
Barón	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	28 km
La Recova	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	32 km
El Totoral	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	33 km
El Tabo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Valparaíso	Valparaiso	Chile	Major city	270000 people	34 km
Las Cucharas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Reñaca Bajo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Achupallas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Los Vasquez	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Las Rosas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Las Cruces	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	41 km
El Retiro	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Concón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Montemar	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Casablanca	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Quilpué	Valparaíso	Chile	City	130000 people	45 km
Las Ramaditas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Lagunillas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Cartagena	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Lo Abarca	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	47 km
La Rudilla	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Los Quillayes	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Colmo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Las Mercedes	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Los Maitenes	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Peñablanca	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Ritoque	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	51 km
San Antonio	Valparaiso	Chile	City	85000 people	51 km
Quebrada Escobares	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Malvilla	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Llolleo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	53 km
El Turco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	53 km
El Manzanar	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Quintero	Valparaíso	Chile	City	-	54 km
Rocas de Santo Domingo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
El Llano	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Limache	Valparaiso	Chile	City	35000 people	58 km
Los Peumos	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Los Canelillos	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Estacion Leyda	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	58 km
La Greda	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	60 km
San Francisco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Pangue	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	60 km
San Juan	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Los Maitenes	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Las Chacrillas	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Posada Lilén	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Caleta Horcón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Puchuncaví	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Villa Alemana	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	97000 people	64 km
El Molino	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Cerro Viejo	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Boco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Ibacache	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	65 km
El Trebolar	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Quillota	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	68000 people	66 km
El Toro	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Mundo Nuevo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Hijuela de la Viña	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Comunidad La Estancilla	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Los Capachos	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	68 km
El Granizo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Los Maquis	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Ojos Buenos	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
San Antonio	Valparaiso	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
Vina del Mar	KNA	120	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5700	44 km
El Belloto		123				0	44 km
Quintero		5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	54 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Valparaiso	CLVAP	Chile	27 km
San Antonio	CLSAI	Chile	50 km
Quintero	CLQTV	Chile	54 km
Papudo		Chile	84 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Rapel	Rapel	1968	98 km

More information

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