M 4.7 in Chile on 14 Sep 2016 21:16 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 1093967
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 19.27 Km
Lat/Lon: -29.0008 , -71.508
Event Date: 14 Sep 2016 21:16 UTC
14 Sep 2016 18:16 Local
Exposed Population:
About 74488 people within 100km
Inserted at: 14 Sep 2016 21:48 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006pm4 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 356 | About casualties: 21 | Last hour: 0

España es víctima de un 'tsunami' regulatorio: hasta 40 nuevas normas ... Sun, 18 Sep 2016 10:12:00 +0200.

Espa�a es v�ctima de un 'tsunami' regulatorio: hasta 40 nuevas normas cada d�a En 2012 y 2013 se detectaron m�s de 6.000 normas que distorsionan la facilidad para hacer negocios en Espa�a. El actual período de Gobierno en funciones constit
...(more)
Arriesgar la vida en el Mediterráneo porque tu vida ya está en riesgoSun, 18 Sep 2016 10:09:00 +0200.

La mayoría de los rescatados no saben lo que les espera una vez lleguen a Italia, según una portavoz de la FICR. MADRID, 18 Sep. (EDIZIONES) - Quienes a diario se echan al Mediterráneo en embarcaciones sobrecargadas con el deseo de llegar a
...(more)
Study says strong tides could trigger severe earthquakesSun, 18 Sep 2016 09:26:00 +0200.

A recent study suggests that a strong tidal force can exaggerate an already loaded earthquake as a result pushing a small one to evolve into an acute tremor. Lead researcher Ide said, "When tides are very large, small earthquakes tend to gr
...(more)
Haitianos se disfrazaron de africanos tras perder su empleo en BrasilSun, 18 Sep 2016 08:52:00 +0200.

La Cruz, Guanacaste –¿De dónde es usted?, pregunta el entrevistador. Sin inmutarse, el migrante contesta: “Congo”. –Pero usted no es de Congo. Usted es de Haití. – No, de Congo. –¿De qué parte? Se hace un silencio. El entrevistador insiste:
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),