M 5.9 in Chile on 21 Nov 2012 21:36 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 121001
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9M
Depth: 15.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -34.0163 , -72.0172
Event Date: 21 Nov 2012 21:36 UTC
21 Nov 2012 18:36 Local
Exposed Population:
485251 people within 100km
Inserted at: 21 Nov 2012 22:58 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dwip 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: 174 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes central Chile, no damage reportedWed, 21 Nov 2012 23:51:00 +0100.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook buildings in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and the country's massive copper mines were not affected. The U.S. Geologica
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Un séisme secoue Santiago du Chili, faisant trembler des immeublesWed, 21 Nov 2012 23:50:00 +0100.

Un séisme de magnitude 6,1 a ébranlé le centre du Chili mercredi, ont annoncé les autorités qui ne faisait pas fait état pour l’heure de...
Terremoti: scossa 5.9 a Santiago CileWed, 21 Nov 2012 23:48:00 +0100.

(ANSA-REUTERS) - SANTIAGO DEL CILE, 21 NOV - Una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 5.9 gradi Richter ha colpito la capitale del Cile, Santiago, facendo tremare molti edifici. Lo rileva il servizio geosismico statunitense, Usgs. I servizi di
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Terremoti: scossa 5.9 a Santiago CileWed, 21 Nov 2012 23:47:00 +0100.

(ANSA-REUTERS) - SANTIAGO DEL CILE, 21 NOV - Una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 5.9 gradi Richter ha colpito la capitale del Cile, Santiago, facendo tremare molti edifici. Lo rileva il servizio geosismico statunitense, Usgs. I servizi di
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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),