M 4.7 in Chile on 26 Oct 2020 06:03 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: 4.7M
Depth: 112.89 Km
Lat/Lon: -23.3726 , -68.4991
Event Date: 26 Oct 2020 06:03 UTC
26 Oct 2020 03:03 Local
Exposed Population:
About 5000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000cd6n
Inserted at: 26 Oct 2020 07:19 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.4 (Bolivia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Bolivia= 5.4; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000cd6n Scaled population (vector) 3.33  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.04  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1339710 0 26 Oct 2020 06:03 4.7M, 112.89km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 01:16 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 Antofagasta (population 423,780) . The nearest places are Soncor, Collo, Béter, Tilopozo, Camar, Pocor, Tambillo, Toconao, Peine, Sólor, and Socaire.

Radius Population
100 km 5800 people
75 km 3300 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Antofagasta Chile 420000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Soncor Antofagasta Chile Village - 51 km
Collo Antofagasta Chile Village - 52 km
Béter Antofagasta Chile Village - 52 km
Tilopozo Antofagasta Chile Village - 52 km
Camar Antofagasta Chile Village - 53 km
Pocor Antofagasta Chile Village - 53 km
Tambillo Antofagasta Chile Village - 55 km
Toconao Antofagasta Chile Village - 55 km
Peine Antofagasta Chile Village - 56 km
Sólor Antofagasta Chile Village - 56 km
Zapar Antofagasta Chile Village - 57 km
Tilomonte Antofagasta Chile Village - 60 km
San Pedro de Atacama Antofagasta Chile Village - 60 km
San Juan Antofagasta Chile Village - 63 km
Placilla de Caracoles Antofagasta Chile Village - 64 km
Catarpe Antofagasta Chile Village - 65 km
Talabre Antofagasta Chile Village - 66 km
Socaire Antofagasta Chile Village - 68 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
El Salar 2300 Priv. Unpaved No 7200 36 km
San Pedro de Atacama 2418 Civ. Unpaved No 6300 61 km

More information

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