M 5.2 in Chile on 30 Jan 2021 13:24 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 1253773
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 60.95 Km
Lat/Lon: -19.9645 , -70.3439
Event Date: 30 Jan 2021 13:24 UTC
30 Jan 2021 10:24 Local
Exposed Population:
300000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 30 Jan 2021 19:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000dd81 Scaled population (vector) 5.77  
  C1 earthquake 1.44  
  C2 earthquake -1.48  
  Country Vulnerability -0.64  
  INFORM_normalised 0.75  
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 241 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

Tsunami Not Expected After 6.6 Magnitude Quake Southeast of Easter Isl ... Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:56:00 +0100.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A tsunami was not expected after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the ocean southeast of Easter Island, Chile, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles)with
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Tsunami not Expected After 6.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Southeast of Ea ... Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:08:00 +0100.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A tsunami was not expected after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in sea southeast of Easter Island, Chile, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles)with its ep
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Fuerte sismo se registra cerca de la Isla de PascuaWed, 03 Feb 2021 08:47:00 +0100.

(CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,9 se registró a primera hora de este miércoles al sureste de la Isla de Pascua, en Chile, de acuerdo con un reporte preliminar del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés).
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6.6 scale earthquake off Easter IslandWed, 03 Feb 2021 08:25:00 +0100.

The US Tsunami Warning System reported a 6.6 magnitude earthquake 10 miles below sea level in the Pacific Ocean off Chile's Easter Island at 3:24pm local time today (Wed).

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