Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 28 Aug 2019 12:43 UTC

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M 4.9 in Chile on 28 Aug 2019 12:43 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:	100.32 Km
Lat/Lon:	-23.1696 , -69.1836
Event Date:	28 Aug 2019 12:43 UTC 28 Aug 2019 08:43 Local
Exposed Population:	140000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000594x
Inserted at:	28 Aug 2019 13:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000594x	Scaled population (vector)	4.23
	C1 earthquake	1.44
	C2 earthquake	-1.48
	Country Vulnerability	-0.64
	INFORM_normalised	0.75

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1271329		0	28 Aug 2019 12:43	4.9M, 100.32km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:17	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 San Juan, Flor del Desierto, Placilla de Caracoles, Oficina Perseverencia, Oficina María, Planta Aconcahua, Oficina Anita, Sierra Gorda, Central, San Cristóbal, and Baquedano.

Radius	Population
100 km	150000 people
75 km	1500 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
San Juan	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Flor del Desierto	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	21 km
Placilla de Caracoles	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Oficina Perseverencia	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Oficina María	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Planta Aconcahua	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Oficina Anita	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	33 km
Sierra Gorda	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Central	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	43 km
San Cristóbal	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Cerrillos	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Cerritos Bayos	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Refresco	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Baquedano	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	69 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 Loa	CJC	2318	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9400	80 km

More information

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