M 5.2 in Chile from 18 Mar 2010 03:18 UTC to 03:18

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: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -34.48 , -72.16
Event Date: 18 Mar 2010 03:18 UTC
18 Mar 2010 00:18 Local
Exposed Population:
420000 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON
Inserted at: 18 Mar 2010 03:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 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
82842 0.5 18 Mar 2010 03:18 5.2M, 10km N/A 420 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 GEOFON
82843 0.5 18 Mar 2010 03:18 5.2M, 10km N/A 580 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 GEOFON
82844 0.5 18 Mar 2010 03:18 5.1M, 0km N/A 770 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 EMSC
82845 0.5 18 Mar 2010 03:18 5.1M, 35km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
82908 0.5 18 Mar 2010 03:18 5M, 40km N/A 980 thousand (in 100km) 05:49 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 Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (population 718,504) .

Radius Population
100 km 570000 people
75 km 210000 people
50 km 59000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Chile Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins 720000 people
Chile Maule 860000 people
Chile Region Metropolitana 5.2 million people
Chile Valparaiso 1.4 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
Rapelhuapi 149 Priv. Unpaved No 3200 73 km
Quivolgo 14 Civ. Unpaved No 3100 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Constitucion Chile 93 km

More information

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