Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 06 May 2021 12:18 UTC

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M 4.6 in Chile on 06 May 2021 12:18 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:	4.6M
Depth:	113.11 Km
Lat/Lon:	-21.2816 , -68.5422
Event Date:	06 May 2021 12:18 UTC 06 May 2021 08:18 Local
Exposed Population:	About 11000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000e0lu
Inserted at:	06 May 2021 12:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.4 (Bolivia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Bolivia= 5.4; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000e0lu	Scaled population (vector)	3.91
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.04

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1373841		0	06 May 2021 12:18	4.6M, 113.11km	N/A	10 thousand (in 100km)		00:29	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) . The nearest places are Chela, Aucanquilcha, Caracote, Amincha, Buenaventura, Yuma, Cosca, Ollagüe, Puquios, Ujina, and Alto de Tuna.

Radius	Population
100 km	11000 people
75 km	4100 people
50 km	1700 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
Tarapaca	Chile	350000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chela	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	10 km
Aucanquilcha	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	12 km
Caracote	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Amincha	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	23 km
Buenaventura	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	27 km
Yuma	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	28 km
Cosca	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Ollagüe	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Puquios	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Ujina	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Collahuasi	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	35 km
El Chocal	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Collaguasi	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Cenoicha	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	38 km
Aimani	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Cuesta Apacheta	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Casa de Piedra	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Quehuita	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Lequena	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Alojamiento Sallihuinca	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Cuspe	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	46 km
La Carillana	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	47 km
Laguani	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	48 km
Chusquina	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Condoroma	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Saitoco	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Aguada de Poruncha	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	51 km
Lagunita	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	52 km
Tilla	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	52 km
Tolar	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Manuel Vilca	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	54 km
Estancia Laguna Verde	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	54 km
Ramaditas	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	59 km
Pacu-Pacu	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	61 km
Pasaca	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Cautenicsa	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Chela	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	63 km
Coripilla	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	63 km
Pelcoya	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	64 km
Chiguana	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	64 km
Caya	Tarapaca	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Piedra Grade	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	65 km
Loma	Potosi	Bolivia	Village	-	66 km
Aguada de Jaraloma	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	67 km
Alojamiento de Quitala	Tarapacá	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Coyumiche	Potosí	Bolivia	Village	-	69 km
Tapiche	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Alto de Tuna	Tarapaca	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)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Coposa		3788				0	61 km

More information

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