M 5.5 in West Chile Rise on 02 Feb 2019 17:55 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: 5.5M
Depth: 16.69 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.3279 , -88.2402
Event Date: 02 Feb 2019 17:55 UTC
02 Feb 2019 11:55 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000jcg3
Inserted at: 02 Feb 2019 18:16 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000jcg3 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1247213 0 02 Feb 2019 17:55 5.5M, 16.69km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1247213 -41.328/-88.24 5.5 16.69 0 02 Feb 2019 18:23 00:27 (new episode)
2 0 1247213 -41.328/-88.24 5.5 16.69 0 02 Feb 2019 19:57 02:01 (upd of #1)
3 0 1247213 -41.339/-88.266 5.5 10 0 05 Feb 2019 20:12 3d 02:16 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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