M 5 in Chile on 09 Jan 2013 18:38 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: 5.0M
Depth: 78.9 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.8823 , -69.4219
Event Date: 09 Jan 2013 18:38 UTC
09 Jan 2013 15:38 Local
Exposed Population:
340000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000el2d
Inserted at: 09 Jan 2013 19:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000el2d 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
121872 0.5 09 Jan 2013 18:38 5M, 78.9km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 00:35 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 Tarapaca (population 350,373) .

Radius Population
100 km 330000 people
75 km 41000 people
50 km 19000 people
20 km 1100 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Chile Tarapaca 350000 people
Bolivia La Paz 2.4 million people
Bolivia Oruro 480000 people
Peru Tacna 240000 people
Peru Puno 1.1 million 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
Charana 4060 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 37 km
Cor Fap Carlos C Santa Rosa TCQ 468 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 94 km

More information

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