Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 01 Sep 2020 04:09 UTC

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M 6.8 in Chile on 01 Sep 2020 04:09 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:	6.8M
Depth:	23 Km
Lat/Lon:	-27.9693 , -71.3047
Event Date:	01 Sep 2020 04:09 UTC 01 Sep 2020 00:09 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI VII About 70000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000bfjr
Inserted at:	02 Sep 2020 21:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0.2		0.2
us7000bfjr	Scaled population (raster)	1.57	Max wave alert	0.21m
	C1 shakemap	-1.16	Max wave realtime	0.21m
	C2 shakemap	0.54
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.75

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1329544	0.4	01 Sep 2020 04:09	6.8M, 10km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)	0.4m (at 00:09)	00:06	PTWC
1329547	0.4	01 Sep 2020 04:09	6.8M, 10km	N/A	20 thousand (in 100km)	0.5m (at 00:11)	00:07	NTWC
1329548	0.1	01 Sep 2020 04:09	7M, 35km	6.45	1 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:20)	00:43	NEIC
1329558	0.2	01 Sep 2020 04:09	6.8M, 23km	6.8	786 (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:19)	1d 00:03	NEIC
1329936	0.2	01 Sep 2020 04:09	6.8M, 23km	6.8	786 (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:07)	1d 17:39	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 Atacama (population 570) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	15000 people
	200000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1329548	-28.013/-71.196	7.0	35.0	6.749	01 Sep 2020 04:39	00:29	(new episode)
2	1329548	-28.013/-71.196	7.0	35.0	6.451	01 Sep 2020 04:53	00:43	(upd of #1)
3	1329558	-28.012/-71.238	6.8	23.0	6.828	01 Sep 2020 05:07	00:58	(new episode)
4	1329558	-28.012/-71.238	6.8	23.0	6.751	01 Sep 2020 06:14	02:05	(upd of #3)
5	1329558	-28.012/-71.238	6.8	23.0	6.797	01 Sep 2020 18:47	14:37	(upd of #4)
6	1329558	-28.012/-71.238	6.8	23.0	6.804	02 Sep 2020 04:13	1d 00:03	(upd of #5)
7	1329936	-27.969/-71.305	6.8	23.0	6.754	02 Sep 2020 21:51	1d 17:42	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Atacama	Chile	<1000 people
Atacama	Chile	14000 people
Atacama	Chile	100000 people
Atacama	Chile	150000 people
Coquimbo	Chile	300000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Carrizal Bajo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Totoral	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Huasco	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Milla Quince	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Quebrada Seca	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Algarrobal	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Punta de Díaz	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Castilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	71 km
Freirina	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Longmilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	75 km
Perales	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	80 km
Angostura	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	80 km
Vallenar	Atacama	Chile	City	45000 people	85 km
Caserón	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	93 km
Espantajos	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	96 km
Sarco	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	99 km
Yerba Buena	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	104 km
Calderilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	107 km
Higuerita	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	108 km
Vizcachitas	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	110 km
Caldera	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	111 km
Toledo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	116 km
Higuerita	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	106 km
Pabellón	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	111 km
Hacienda Hornito	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	113 km
Tierra Amarilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	115 km
Domeyko	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	117 km
Copiapó	Atacama	Chile	City	130000 people	117 km
Los Loros	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	118 km
Paipote	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	118 km
El Toro	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	119 km
Cachiyuyo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	124 km
Carrizalillo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	125 km
Resguardo de Copiapó	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	133 km
Chañar	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	139 km
Incoguosi	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	142 km
Choros Bajos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	146 km
Dulcinea	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	155 km
Tres Cruces	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	159 km
Carrera Pinto	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	167 km
La Serena	Coquimbo	Chile	City	150000 people	214 km
Coquimbo	Coquimbo	Chile	City	160000 people	221 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
Vallenar	VLR	526	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	88 km
Caldera		55	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	111 km
Chamonate	CPO	291	Civ.	Paved	No	5400	115 km
Pelicano		1121				0	137 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Carrizal		Chile	19 km
Huasco	CLHSO	Chile	54 km
Caldera	CLCLD	Chile	111 km
Cruz Grande	CLCGR	Chile	163 km
Coquimbo	CLCQQ	Chile	221 km
Guayacan	CLGYC	Chile	221 km

More information

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