Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 23 Apr 2017 19:40 UTC

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M 5.6 in Chile on 23 Apr 2017 19:40 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:	5.6M
Depth:	15.96 Km
Lat/Lon:	-33.0437 , -72.1484
Event Date:	23 Apr 2017 19:40 UTC 23 Apr 2017 14:40 Local
Exposed Population:	1260000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008k2i
Inserted at:	23 Apr 2017 20:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
us10008k2i	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1165033		0.5	23 Apr 2017 19:40	5.6M, 15.96km	4.14	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	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 Valparaiso. The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1165033	-33.044/-72.148	5.6	15.96	3.83	23 Apr 2017 20:00	00:20	(new episode)
	2	0	1165033	-33.044/-72.148	5.6	15.96	4.14	23 Apr 2017 21:42	02:02	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Valparaiso	Chile	740000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Quintay	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Valparaíso	Valparaiso	Chile	Major city	270000 people	56 km
Algarrobo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	57 km
El Quisco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Concón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	60 km
El Tabo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Ritoque	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Quintero	Valparaíso	Chile	City	-	64 km
Quilpué	Valparaíso	Chile	City	130000 people	69 km
Los Vasquez	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	70 km
Las Cruces	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	71 km
Puchuncaví	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	75 km

see full list

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
Vina del Mar	KNA	120	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5700	63 km
Quintero		5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	65 km
El Belloto		123				0	69 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Valparaiso	CLVAP	Chile	48 km
	Quintero	CLQTV	Chile	63 km

More information

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