Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile from 25 Dec 2016 14:22 UTC to 14:22

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M 7.6 in Chile from 25 Dec 2016 14:22 UTC to 14:22

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:	7.6M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	-43.3 , -73.68
Event Date:	25 Dec 2016 14:22 UTC 25 Dec 2016 11:22 Local
Exposed Population:	105834 people within 100km
Source:	GEOFON gfz2016zhab
Inserted at:	25 Dec 2016 14:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
GEOFON	0.4				1
gfz2016zhab	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1151863	1	25 Dec 2016 14:22	7.6M, 55km	N/A	110 thousand (in 100km)	0.4m (at 04:14)	00:08	GEOFON
1151865	1	25 Dec 2016 14:22	7.7M, 15km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)	0.8m (at 01:30)	00:12	NTWC
1151869	1	25 Dec 2016 14:22	7.7M, 14.9km	N/A	20 thousand (in 100km)	0.8m (at 01:30)	00:15	PTWC
1151872	0.7	25 Dec 2016 14:22	7.7M, 33.01km	N/A	60 thousand (in 100km)	0.7m (at 03:56)	00:19	NEIC
1151880	0.3	25 Dec 2016 14:22	7.6M, 34.59km	8.05	30 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.3m (at 00:38)	01:01	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 Los Lagos (population 978,969) . The nearest places are Trincao, Quellon, Puerto Carmen, Yaldad, Auchac, San Juan de Chadmo, Alqui, Chadmo, Mapué, San José, and Detif.

Radius	Population
100 km	110000 people
75 km	49000 people
50 km	33000 people
20 km	1700 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Los Lagos	Chile	980000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Trincao	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	17 km
Quellon	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Puerto Carmen	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Yaldad	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	21 km
Auchac	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	31 km
San Juan de Chadmo	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Alqui	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Chadmo	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Mapué	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	41 km
San José	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Tranqui	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	44 km
San Miguel	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Compu	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Queilén	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Detico	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Pureo	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Paildad	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Aitui	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Lelbún	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Ahoni	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Terao	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Melinca	Aisén del Gen. Carlos Ibáñez del Campo	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Detif	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	68 km

see full list

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
Quellon		13	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	19 km
Castro Gamboa	WCA	unknown				0	88 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Carmen		Chile	18 km
Quellon		Chile	19 km
Puerto Queilen		Chile	48 km
Melinca		Chile	67 km
Castro	CLWCA	Chile	91 km

More information

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