Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 16 Sep 2015 23:03 UTC

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M 6.1 in Chile on 16 Sep 2015 23:03 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:	6.1M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.8414 , -71.5658
Event Date:	16 Sep 2015 23:03 UTC 16 Sep 2015 20:03 Local
Exposed Population:	220000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	16 Sep 2015 23:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.4		0.4
	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.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1097327		0.4	16 Sep 2015 23:03	6.1M, 10km	7.46	230 thousand (in 100km)		00:50	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 Coquimbo (population 12,034) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	no people
	16000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1097327	-31.841/-71.566	6.1	10	7.46	17 Oct 2016 10:46	396d 11:42	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	12000 people
Coquimbo	Chile	210000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	1.2 million people
San Juan	Argentina	<1000 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	140000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Conchalí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	9 km
Los Vilos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	10 km
Chigualoco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	12 km
Huentelauquén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	29 km
Quilimarí	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Pintacura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Guangualí	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Mundo Nuevo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Illapel	Coquimbo	Chile	City	23000 people	45 km
Tilama	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Quillaicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Canela Baja	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Guaquen	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Salamanca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	13000 people	57 km
Las Palmas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Longotoma	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Matancilas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Pedegua	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	74 km
La Ligua	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	25000 people	75 km
Petorca	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	75 km
Papudo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	75 km
Zapallar	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	78 km
Cabildo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	13000 people	81 km
Chincolco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	81 km
Pama	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	83 km
San Lorenzo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	86 km
Cuncumén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	90 km
Combarabala	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	91 km
La Laguna	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	92 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	95 km
El Melón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	100 km
Puchuncaví	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	101 km
Quintero	Valparaíso	Chile	City	-	104 km
Nogales	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	105 km
Ritoque	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	109 km
La Calera	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	111 km
Punitaqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	117 km
Putaendo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	119 km
Quillota	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	68000 people	119 km
Colmo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	119 km
Concón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	122 km
Catemu	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	125 km
San Francisco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	125 km
Liaillay	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	126 km
San Felipe	Valparaíso	Chile	City	58000 people	129 km
Guatulame	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	129 km
Limache	Valparaiso	Chile	City	35000 people	130 km
Valparaíso	Valparaiso	Chile	Major city	270000 people	131 km
Villa Alemana	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	97000 people	134 km
Quilpué	Valparaíso	Chile	City	130000 people	134 km
Cerillos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	141 km
Ovalle	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	76000 people	142 km
Los Andes	Valparaíso	Chile	City	56000 people	143 km
Pachingo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	153 km
Puetro Aldea	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	170 km
Batuco	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	171 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
Auco		431				0	52 km
Quintero		5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	105 km
Vina del Mar	KNA	120	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5700	123 km
Victor Lafon	SSD	658	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	129 km
Santa Rosa de Tabali		239				0	130 km
El Belloto		123				0	135 km
San Rafael	LOB	750	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	138 km
Arturo Merino Benitez International	SCL	474	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	187 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	9 km
Papudo		Chile	74 km
Quintero	CLQTV	Chile	104 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Cogoti	Cogoti	Huatulame	1939	103 km
	Paloma	Paloma	Grande	1967	136 km

More information

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