Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 29 Sep 2019 15:57 UTC

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M 6.8 in Chile on 29 Sep 2019 15:57 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:	6.8M
Depth:	16.48 Km
Lat/Lon:	-35.4803 , -73.1292
Event Date:	29 Sep 2019 15:57 UTC 29 Sep 2019 10:57 Local
Exposed Population:	About 51000 people in MMI 110000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us70005nie
Inserted at:	29 Sep 2019 16:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0.2		0.2
us70005nie	Scaled population (raster)	0	Max wave alert	0.22m
	C1 shakemap	-1.16	Max wave realtime	0.22m
	C2 shakemap	0.54
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.75

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1272488	0.1	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.6M, 10km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.2m (at 00:22)	00:06	GEOFON
1272489	0.2	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.6M, 10km	N/A	130 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:19)	00:09	PTWC
1272490	0.3	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.6M, 10km	N/A	120 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:20)	00:09	NTWC
1272495	0.7	29 Sep 2019 15:57	7.2M, 9.79km	6.42	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.7m (at 00:34)	00:24	NEIC
1272504	0.2	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.8M, 16.48km	6.46	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:35)	00:53	NEIC
1272539	0.2	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.8M, 11km	6.32	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:32)	1d 00:05	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 ,of Maule (population 8,244) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	62000 people
	700000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1272495	-35.476/-73.145	7.2	9.8	6.423	29 Sep 2019 16:21	00:24	(new episode)
2	1272504	-35.476/-73.145	7.2	9.8	6.423	29 Sep 2019 16:33	00:35	(new episode)
3	1272504	-35.48/-73.129	6.8	16.5	5.975	29 Sep 2019 16:37	00:39	(upd of #2)
4	1272504	-35.475/-73.132	6.8	15.8	5.968	29 Sep 2019 16:51	00:53	(upd of #3)
5	1272504	-35.475/-73.132	6.8	15.8	6.464	29 Sep 2019 18:02	02:05	(upd of #4)
6	1272539	-35.475/-73.132	6.8	15.8	6.464	29 Sep 2019 20:20	04:22	(new episode)
7	1272539	-35.473/-73.162	6.8	11.0	6.421	29 Sep 2019 20:22	04:24	(upd of #6)
8	1272539	-35.473/-73.162	6.8	11.0	6.315	30 Sep 2019 16:03	1d 00:05	(upd of #7)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Maule	Chile	58000 people
Bio-Bio	Chile	2900 people
Maule	Chile	510000 people
Bio-Bio	Chile	160000 people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	2500 people
Maule	Chile	440000 people
Bio-Bio	Chile	1.4 million people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	200000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	1900 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Loanco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Chanco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Chevelle	Maule	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Las Lomas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Trogualemo	Maule	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Los Tablones	Maule	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Constitución	Maule	Chile	Village	46000 people	67 km
Buchupureo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	74 km
Empedrado	Maule	Chile	Village	-	78 km
Cielo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	79 km
Pilén	Maule	Chile	Village	-	82 km
Cauquenes	Maule	Chile	City	31000 people	91 km
Cancha Alegre	Maule	Chile	Village	-	92 km
Chanquiuque	Maule	Chile	Village	-	93 km
Tanguao	Maule	Chile	Village	-	98 km
Tres Esquinas	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	98 km
Los Pinos	Maule	Chile	Village	-	98 km
Nirivilo	Maule	Chile	Village	-	99 km
Boca de Itata	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	102 km
Quirihue	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	103 km
Vegos de Itata	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	105 km
Iloca	Maule	Chile	Village	-	106 km
Esquina Borracha	Maule	Chile	Village	-	106 km
Gualleco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	107 km
Curepto	Maule	Chile	Village	-	109 km
Pocillas	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	111 km
Linares de Perales	Maule	Chile	Village	-	111 km
El Maiten	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	112 km
Illoquilque	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	113 km
Licantén	Maule	Chile	Village	-	116 km
Los Morros	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	118 km
Coelemu	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	118 km
Dichato	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	120 km
Lo Figueroa	Maule	Chile	Village	-	121 km
Quesería	Maule	Chile	Village	-	124 km
Belen	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	124 km
Tomé	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	51000 people	126 km
Vichuquén	Maule	Chile	Village	-	127 km
Quiriguina I	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	127 km
San Javier	Maule	Chile	City	22000 people	127 km
Santa Juana	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	128 km
Santa Cruz	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	129 km
Maule	Maule	Chile	Village	-	130 km
Rafael	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	131 km
Portezuelo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	132 km
Talca	Maule	Chile	City	190000 people	134 km
Gualañe	Maule	Chile	Village	-	134 km
Verquico	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	134 km
Estación Villa Alegre	Maule	Chile	Village	-	134 km
Ñipas	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	136 km
Parral	Maule	Chile	Village	27000 people	139 km
San Nicolás	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	140 km
San Blas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	140 km
Longaví	Maule	Chile	Village	28000 people	141 km
Talcahuano	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	250000 people	140 km
La Huerta	Maule	Chile	Village	-	141 km
El Milagro	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	143 km
Roa	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	143 km
Villa Prat	Maule	Chile	Village	-	145 km
Linares	Maule	Chile	City	69000 people	145 km
Paredones	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	146 km
Confluencia	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	147 km
San Rafael	Maule	Chile	Village	-	148 km
San Carlos	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	31000 people	149 km
San Gregorio	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	149 km
San Clemente	Maule	Chile	Village	14000 people	149 km
Concepción	Bio-Bio	Chile	Major city	210000 people	149 km
El Membrillo	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	150 km
La Villa	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	151 km
Pelarco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	154 km
Esquinas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	154 km
Las Higueras	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	155 km
Florida	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	155 km
Ciruelos	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	155 km
Chillán	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	160000 people	155 km
Chillán Viejo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	155 km
Colbún	Maule	Chile	Village	-	157 km
Nilahue Cornejo	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	157 km
Pichilemu	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	158 km
Rari	Maule	Chile	Village	-	158 km
Bulnes	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	13000 people	159 km
Punta de la Piedra	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	160 km
Chiguayante	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	81000 people	160 km
Catillo	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	161 km
Tres Equinas	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	162 km
Poico Chico	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	164 km
Puente Alto	Maule	Chile	Village	-	165 km
Gualqui	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	167 km
San Javier	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	167 km
Sagrada Familia	Maule	Chile	Village	-	168 km
El Macal	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	169 km
Cato	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	170 km
Coronel	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	91000 people	172 km
La Greda	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	172 km
Coihueco	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	7300 people	173 km
Tomeco	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	173 km
Molina	Maule	Chile	City	29000 people	173 km
Marchigüe	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	176 km
Lontué	Maule	Chile	Village	-	176 km
Pinto	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	176 km
San Ignacio	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	177 km
Rauco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	177 km
Los Ángeles	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	177 km
Lota	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	49000 people	179 km
Pilluco	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	181 km
Curicó	Maule	Chile	City	120000 people	181 km
San Miguel	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	182 km
Unihue	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	183 km
Marchihue	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	183 km
Población	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	185 km
Cambrero	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	185 km
San Fabián de Alico	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	186 km
Santa Cruz	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	33000 people	186 km
Sarmiento	Maule	Chile	Village	-	187 km
Yumbel	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	11000 people	187 km
Rere	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	187 km
Peralillo	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	188 km
Chépica	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	189 km
Monte Águila	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	189 km
Santa Juana	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	189 km
Pemuco	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	190 km
Romeral	Maule	Chile	Village	-	192 km
Teno	Maule	Chile	Village	6800 people	193 km
Santa Rosa de Choihue	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	195 km
San Vicente	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	196 km
La Estrella	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	196 km
Aarauco	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	197 km
Carampangue	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	197 km
Aguapie	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	198 km
Nancagua	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	198 km
La Yesca	Maule	Chile	Village	-	199 km
El Rosario	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	200 km
San Rosendo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	201 km
Coihue	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	201 km
Puente Perales	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	202 km
Campanario	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	202 km
Laja	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	16000 people	204 km
Matanzas	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	204 km
Navidad	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	207 km
Paraguay	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	207 km
Yungay	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	208 km
Chimbarongo	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	17000 people	209 km
San Jose de Colico	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	210 km
Rapel	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	213 km
Diuquín	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	213 km
El Parron	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	213 km
Manzano	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	215 km
Villa Alegre	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	217 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
Quivolgo		14	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3100	70 km
Panguilemo	TLX	113	Priv.	Paved	No	3500	139 km
Carriel Sur International	CCP	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	144 km
Linares	ZLR	180	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	149 km
General Bernardo O Higgins	YAI	148	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	158 km
La Playa		8				0	192 km
Siberia		220				0	211 km
Rapelhuapi		149	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3200	213 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Constitucion		Chile	70 km
Tome	CLTOM	Chile	127 km
Talcahuano	CLTAL	Chile	133 km
Talca	CLTLX	Chile	134 km
Lirquen	CLLQN	Chile	136 km
San Vicente	CLSVE	Chile	139 km
Coronel	CLCNL	Chile	172 km
Lota	CLLTA	Chile	180 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Colbun	Colbun	Maule	1985	163 km
	Bullileo	Bullileo	1949	180 km
	Rapel	Rapel	1968	213 km

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