M 6.8 in Chile on 07 Nov 2015 07:31 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 1071386
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.8M
Depth: 36.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.9064 , -71.544
Event Date: 07 Nov 2015 07:31 UTC
07 Nov 2015 04:31 Local
Exposed Population: 230000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 07 Nov 2015 07:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.06m  
  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: 312 | About casualties: 12 | Last hour: 0

Magnitude 6.9 quake hits off Chile -USGSWed, 11 Nov 2015 07:31:00 +0100.

A strong, 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage, the Chilean emergency office said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as magnitude
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Chili: séisme de magnitude 6,9 sans dégâts ni victimesWed, 11 Nov 2015 07:27:00 +0100.

(Belga) Un séisme de magnitude 6,9 s'est produit mardi soir dans le nord du Chili, sans causer de victimes, de dégâts matériels ni d'alerte au tsunami, a indiqué le Bureau national des urgences (Onemi). La secousse s'est produite mardi à 22
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Chile é abalado por terremoto de 6,9 grausWed, 11 Nov 2015 07:27:00 +0100.

Atacama e Coquimbo Chile é abalado por terremoto de 6,9 graus Tremor ocorreu por volta das 23h (local) e não provocou vítimas ou danos materiais. Um terremoto de 6,9 graus de magnitude sacudiu o Chile na noite desta terça-feira, sem provoc
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Chili: séisme de magnitude 6,9 sans dégâts ni victimesWed, 11 Nov 2015 07:20:00 +0100.

(Belga) Un séisme de magnitude 6,9 s'est produit mardi soir dans le nord du Chili, sans causer de victimes, de dégâts matériels ni d'alerte au tsunami, a indiqué le Bureau national des urgences (Onemi). La secousse s'est produite mardi à 22
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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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 (88), (5), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),