M 6.4 in Chile on 20 Jun 2015 02:10 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1058073
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -36.3289 , -73.8167
Event Date: 20 Jun 2015 02:10 UTC
19 Jun 2015 21:10 Local
Exposed Population: 910000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2015 02:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.8 0.8
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Warning! Didgeridoo chosen as new tsunami test alarm in B.C. town 6/24/2015 1:29:00 AM.

Aboriginal artist Mathew Doyle plays the didgeridoo to signal the start of celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, in Australia. The didgeridoo will become the official sound for Port Alberni's tsunami
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Peru: REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies - Latin America & the Caribbea.. 6/23/2015 1:48:00 PM.

Highlights RAINS: About 65,000 people are affected by floods in Peru, and 2,200 are in shelters around Iquito. Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua are also affected by heavy rain. EPIDEMIC: Cases of cholera have increased in the Domin
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Los terremotos desplazan el eje de la Tierra y reducen el día 6/23/2015 2:22:00 AM.

Los terremotos son capaces de reducir a escombros ciudades enteras y cobrarse miles de vidas. No obstante, su impacto no se limita a la destrucción directa, ya que en algunos casos pueden incluso mover montañas, afectar la gravitación terre
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Uplifted island 6/22/2015 5:22:00 PM.

Charles Darwin and his captain Robert Fitzroy witnessed the great earthquake of 1835 in south central Chile. The "Beagle"-Captain's precise measurements showed an uplift of the island Isla Santa María of 2 to 3 meters after the earthquake.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),