Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 16 Jan 2021 03:53 UTC

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M 5 in Chile on 16 Jan 2021 03:53 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:	62.2 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.0355 , -71.4708
Event Date:	16 Jan 2021 03:53 UTC 16 Jan 2021 00:53 Local
Exposed Population:	270000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000d0k5
Inserted at:	16 Jan 2021 04:14 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.7 (Argentina)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Argentina= 3.7; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000d0k5	Scaled population (vector)	5.36
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.83

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1353167		0	16 Jan 2021 03:53	5M, 62.2km	N/A	280 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 Coquimbo (population 520,420) . The nearest places are El Ajial, Maitencillo, Peña Blanca, Las Damas, Quilitapia, Centinela, Las Palmas, Alcones, Maitencillo, Punitaqui, and Algarrobo.

Radius	Population
100 km	280000 people
75 km	200000 people
50 km	52000 people
20 km	5100 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Ajial	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	14 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	17 km
Peña Blanca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Las Damas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	23 km
Quilitapia	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Centinela	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Las Palmas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	27 km
Alcones	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	29 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Punitaqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Chalinga	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	32 km
El Soruco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Huilmo Alto	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Camarico	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Vaca Muerta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Quelón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Angostura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
La Ligua	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Salala	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
San Lorenzo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Altar	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Canela Baja	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Soco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Canela Alta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	41 km
San Marcos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Quillaicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Los Morales	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Barraza	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	45 km
San Julián	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Pama	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Cogotí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Los Hornitos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Combarabala	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Trapiche	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Llahuín	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	48 km
La Torre	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Los Sapos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Limarí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Cerillos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Casas Punta de Guana	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	51 km
La Chimba	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Angostura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
El Espino	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Sotaquí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Ovalle	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	76000 people	55 km
Guatulame	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Cárdamo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
El Palqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	56 km
La Paloma	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	57 km
La Chacarilla	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Villaseca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Guamalata	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Huentelauquén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Mincha	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Aucó	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Matancilas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Quelón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Rincón del Talhuén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Monte Patria	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	14000 people	63 km
Pachingo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Tunga de Petorca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Ilta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Mialqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Los Llanos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Chilecito	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Chañaral de Carén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Recoleta	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Incienso	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Panulcillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Palermo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Algarrobo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	70 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)	Distance
Santa Rosa de Tabali		239	40 km
Auco		431	69 km
Ovalle	OVL	unknown	75 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	97 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cogoti	Cogoti	Huatulame	1939	36 km
Paloma	Paloma	Grande	1967	56 km
Recoleta	Recoleta	Hurtado	1934	70 km

More information

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