M 4.8 in Chile on 12 Oct 2012 21:26 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: 4.8M
Depth: 114.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -23.6518 , -67.9327
Event Date: 12 Oct 2012 21:26 UTC
12 Oct 2012 18:26 Local
Exposed Population:
About 6000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000d56a
Inserted at: 12 Oct 2012 21:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000d56a 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
120173 0.5 12 Oct 2012 21:26 4.8M, 114.3km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 Antofagasta (population 423,780) . The nearest places are and Socaire.

Radius Population
100 km 6400 people
75 km 3200 people
50 km 2300 people
20 km 1700 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Antofagasta Chile 420000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Socaire Antofagasta Chile Village - 9 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
El Salar 2300 Priv. Unpaved No 7200 38 km
San Pedro de Atacama 2418 Civ. Unpaved No 6300 84 km

More information

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