M 4.9 in Chile on 15 Oct 2017 10:59 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -32.2248 , -72.8731
Event Date: 15 Oct 2017 10:59 UTC
15 Oct 2017 05:59 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000ash3
Inserted at: 15 Oct 2017 11:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Chile)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000ash3 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1184050 0 15 Oct 2017 10:59 4.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:17 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) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no 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
Valparaiso Chile 1.4 million people
Coquimbo Chile 520000 people
Region Metropolitana Chile 5.2 million people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Chile 720000 people
San Juan Argentina 550000 people
Mendoza Argentina 1.5 million people
Maule Chile 860000 people
Atacama Chile 240000 people
Bio-Bio Chile 1.8 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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