M 4.8 in Chile on 24 Nov 2012 01:19 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: 121.9 Km
Lat/Lon: -23.814 , -67.8632
Event Date: 24 Nov 2012 01:19 UTC
23 Nov 2012 22:19 Local
Exposed Population:
About 5000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dxjs
Inserted at: 24 Nov 2012 01:40 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dxjs 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
121032 0.5 24 Nov 2012 01:19 4.8M, 121.9km N/A 5 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 5400 people
75 km 3200 people
50 km 2200 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Antofagasta Chile 420000 people

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 49 km

More information

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