M 4.5 in Chile on 17 Apr 2017 13:29 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 1110491
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 58.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -19.176 , -70.124
Event Date: 17 Apr 2017 13:29 UTC
17 Apr 2017 10:29 Local
Exposed Population:
220000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Apr 2017 14:39 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Peru)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Peru= 4.6; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008icv Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 276 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

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20 new tsunami alert sirens being installedFri, 21 Apr 2017 09:17:00 +0200.

Installation of 20 new alert sirens has been in the works for more than a year, and will greatly enhance the ability of the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency to alert residents of a potential threat, according to VITEMA spokeswom
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Cuban Doctors in Peru: A Work of AltruismFri, 21 Apr 2017 02:30:00 +0200.

Twenty-three Cuban collaborators have been working in the Peruvian region of Catacaos, in Bajo Piura, since March 31, treating victims of the intense rains and floods which recently hit the South American nation. Their work is without a dou
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Redes móviles y desastres naturales: ¿cómo prevenir una segunda catást ... Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:00:00 +0200.

Conoce la iniciativa global -presente en Latinoamérica- que busca fortalecer el acceso a la comunicación para aquellos afectados por situaciones de emergencias, ayudando a reducir la pérdida de vidas. Los desastres naturales , como los ince
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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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),