Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 24 Dec 2012 12:12 UTC

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M 5.2 in Chile on 24 Dec 2012 12:12 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:	32.4 Km
Lat/Lon:	-28.9985 , -71.5069
Event Date:	24 Dec 2012 12:12 UTC 24 Dec 2012 09:12 Local
Exposed Population:	About 72000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000efjz
Inserted at:	24 Dec 2012 12:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000efjz	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
121596		0.5	24 Dec 2012 12:12	5.2M, 32.4km	N/A	70 thousand (in 100km)		00:20	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 Atacama (population 238,212) . The nearest places are Agua Dulce, Chañaral, Carrizalillo, Sarco, Higuerita, Espantajos, Los Loritos, Choros, El Sauce, and Totoral.

Radius	Population
100 km	74000 people
75 km	24000 people
50 km	7500 people
20 km	2200 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Atacama	Chile	240000 people
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Agua Dulce	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	6 km
Chañaral	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	8 km
Carrizalillo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	15 km
Sarco	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	17 km
Higuerita	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Espantajos	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	21 km
Los Loritos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	22 km
Choros	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	26 km
El Sauce	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	27 km
Totoral	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	28 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
Pelicano		1121				0	62 km
Vallenar	VLR	526	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	86 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cruz Grande	CLCGR	Chile	53 km
Huasco	CLHSO	Chile	66 km

More information

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