M 4.7 in Peru on 13 Sep 2015 16:18 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 1065482
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 74.42 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.2745 , -72.6552
Event Date: 13 Sep 2015 16:18 UTC
13 Sep 2015 11:18 Local
Exposed Population:
126750 people within 100km
Inserted at: 13 Sep 2015 19:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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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Latest media headlines

Articles: 3276 | About casualties: 132 | Last hour: 0

Eight dead as death toll in Chile earthquake risesThu, 17 Sep 2015 16:22:00 +0200.

EPA ALEJANDRO PIZARRO Chile/COQUIMBO 17/9/2015 17:14 epa04934965 Chileans pass a wrecked car pushed by strong waves, after a magnitude 8.4 Richter scale earthquake, in Coquimbo, Chile, 17 September 2015. According to the Chilean Interior Mi
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Chile, después del terremotoThu, 17 Sep 2015 16:22:00 +0200.

Por Fausto Triana/Prensa Latina. Santiago de Chile, 17 sep (PL) Ocho muertos, una persona desaparecida, tsunami con olas de hasta cinco metros y más de 100 réplicas dejó el terremoto en Chile de 8,4 grados en la escala de Richter. Una vez m
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Terremoto en Chile: graves daños, olas de hasta cuatro metros y un mil ... Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:22:00 +0200.

El terremoto d 8,4 grados Richter frente a Illapel, ayer al final de la tarde y que afetó a ocho regiones chilenas (y se llegó a sentir hasta en Buenos Aires) dejó ocho muertos y provocó la evacuación de un millón de personas en Chile, adem
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FOTOS: Millonarios daños en el borde costero de Coquimbo y La Serena d ... Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:21:00 +0200.

Autos, barcos, containers fueron lanzados por las olas contra las casas y edificios en el borde costero de la región de Coquimbo. Una imágen devastadora que se provocó la noche de ayer después del terremoto de 8.4° Richter y posterior Tsuna
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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 (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),