M 4.5 in Chile on 29 Dec 2020 12:58 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -39.4564 , -74.9389
Event Date: 29 Dec 2020 12:58 UTC
29 Dec 2020 07:58 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000d406
Inserted at: 29 Dec 2020 13:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000d406 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1350297 0 29 Dec 2020 12:58 4.5M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:56 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 Los Lagos (population 978,969) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Los Lagos Chile 980000 people
Araucania Chile 810000 people
Bio-Bio Chile 1.8 million people
Neuquen Argentina 400000 people
Rio Negro Argentina 530000 people
Chubut Argentina 370000 people
Maule Chile 860000 people
Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo Chile 83000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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