M 4.2 in Chile on 13 May 2007 04:38 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: 4.2M
Depth: 100.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -35.5693 , -71.0951
Event Date: 13 May 2007 04:38 UTC
13 May 2007 00:38 Local
Exposed Population:
860000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 May 2007 04:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
27319 0.5 13 May 2007 04:38 4.2M, 100.6km N/A 860 thousand (in 100km) 3d 00:04 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 Maule (population 862,719) .

Radius Population
100 km 900000 people
75 km 690000 people
50 km 220000 people
20 km 11000 people
10 km 2200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Chile Maule 860000 people
Argentina Mendoza 1.5 million people
Chile Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins 720000 people
Argentina Neuquen 400000 people
Chile Bio-Bio 1.8 million people

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
Panguilemo TLX 113 Priv. Paved No 3500 48 km
Linares ZLR 180 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 52 km

More information

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