M 4.9 in Chile on 17 Sep 2015 02:59 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 1065835
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.9551 , -71.4781
Event Date: 17 Sep 2015 02:59 UTC
16 Sep 2015 23:59 Local
Exposed Population:
232994 people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2015 03:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 351 | About casualties: 27 | Last hour: 0

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Subir o bajar la loma Isabel de Torres en el funicular, usar el mismo vehículo para cruzar la ría del Ozama si es que los construyen. Viajar en el tren urbano de Santo Domingo. En todos los casos actúo más que por instinto de conservación,
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El temblor se produjo al noroeste de Canela Baja.Sat, 19 Sep 2015 12:28:00 +0200.

En la madrugada de este sábado se registró un sismo de magnitud 6 y otro de 6,3, aunque no hubo alerta de tsunami. Autoridades realizan el monitorean la sean la situación. Chile fue sacudida en la madrugada de este sábado por dos intensas
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Sobe para 13 número de mortos no sismo no ChileSat, 19 Sep 2015 12:27:00 +0200.

Sismo de 8,3 abala Chile Marinha chilena lançou imediatamente um alerta de ‘tsunami’ para a costa e ilhas do Pacífico. O novo balanço do governo chileno afirma que o forte sismo que se fez sentir em Los Viilos, esta semana, vitimou pelo me
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Sobe para 13 o número de mortos do terremoto no ChileSat, 19 Sep 2015 12:21:00 +0200.

Aumentou para 13 o número de mortos em consequência do terremoto que atingiu o Chile esta semana, segundo o mais recente balanço divulgado, nessa sexta-feira (18), pelo governo. Cerca de seis pessoas continuam desaparecidas. "O número subiu
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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),