M 6 in Chile on 03 Dec 2019 08:46 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: 6.0M
Depth: 32.44 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.5597 , -70.6504
Event Date: 03 Dec 2019 08:46 UTC
03 Dec 2019 03:46 Local
Exposed Population: 110000 people in MMI
510000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70006fh7
Inserted at: 04 Dec 2019 08:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Peru)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Peru= 4.6; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70006fh7 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1282869 0 03 Dec 2019 08:46 6M, 32.44km 4.76 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:01 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 ,of Tarapaca (population 41,522) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
120000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1282869 -18.56/-70.65 6.0 32.4 4.935 03 Dec 2019 09:06 00:19 (new episode)
2 0 1282869 -18.56/-70.65 6.0 32.4 4.758 03 Dec 2019 09:14 00:28 (upd of #1)
3 0 1282869 -18.56/-70.65 6.0 32.4 4.758 03 Dec 2019 10:49 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1282869 -18.56/-70.65 6.0 32.4 4.758 04 Dec 2019 08:48 1d 00:01 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Tarapaca Chile 42000 people
Tacna Peru 1200 people
Tarapaca Chile 170000 people
Tacna Peru 8300 people
Moquegua Peru <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Arica Tarapacá Chile City 180000 people 36 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Chacalluta ARI 55 Civ. Paved Yes 7100 40 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Arica CLARI Chile 35 km

More information

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