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Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 04/07/2012 08:33 UTC
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Summary

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This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:9.7km
  • on 04/07/2012 08:33 UTC
  • 1140000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 4.7 M
  • Depth: 9.7 km (very shallow)
  • Source: NEIC NEIC usb000ay35
  • Location (latitude/longitude): -37.9783, -72.7094
  • Time (UTC): 04/07/2012 08:33:03
  • Time (ECT): 04/07/2012 10:33:03

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Chile , Region of Araucania (population 806,075) . The nearest places are Concepción, and Trintre. The maximum altitude nearby is 2489m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 580000 people
50 km 240000 people
20 km 43000 people
10 km 5200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected provinces

Region/Province Country Population
Araucania Chile 800000 people

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population Distance
Concepción Bio-Bio Chile Major city 210000 people 131 km

Critical infrastructure

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

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Victoria ZIC 350 Civ. Paved No 3400 43 km
Los Angeles LSQ 114 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 69 km
Major ports
Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lebu CLLEB Chile 93 km
Not calculated

Event time line

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IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1179037/4/2012 8:33:03 AM 4.7M, 9.7km 1.1 million 00:17 NEICNEIC

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