M 5.5 in Chile from 27 Feb 2010 12:03 UTC to 12:03

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: 5.5M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -34.34 , -73.88
Event Date: 27 Feb 2010 12:03 UTC
27 Feb 2010 07:03 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 27 Feb 2010 16:13 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 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
78926 0.5 27 Feb 2010 12:03 5.4M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:23 GEOFON
78948 0.5 27 Feb 2010 12:03 5.5M, 35km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:38 NEIC
78949 0.5 27 Feb 2010 12:03 5.5M, 0km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:38 EMSC
78969 0.5 27 Feb 2010 12:03 5.5M, 0km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 04:10 EMSC
78987 0.5 27 Feb 2010 12:03 5.5M, 0km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 04:58 EMSC
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 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
Maule Chile 860000 people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Chile 720000 people
Valparaiso Chile 1.4 million people
Region Metropolitana Chile 5.2 million people
Bio-Bio Chile 1.8 million people
Coquimbo Chile 520000 people
Mendoza Argentina 1.5 million people
Neuquen Argentina 400000 people
Araucania Chile 810000 people
San Juan Argentina 550000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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