M 4.9 in Chile on 02 Apr 2015 07:42 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 46.07 Km
Lat/Lon: -28.511 , -71.1538
Event Date: 02 Apr 2015 07:42 UTC
02 Apr 2015 04:42 Local
Exposed Population:
About 80005 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 Apr 2015 08:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1075367 0 02 Apr 2015 07:42 4.9M, 46.07km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Chile , Region of Atacama (population 238,212) . The nearest places are and Las Tablas.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Atacama Chile 240000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Las Tablas Atacama Chile Village - 4 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Vallenar VLR 526 Civ. Paved No 4500 41 km
Pelicano 1121 75 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Huasco CLHSO Chile 10 km
Carrizal Chile 48 km

More information

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