M 5.8 in Off Coast Of Central Chile on 20 May 2022 09:07 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -29.5388 , -72.0423
Event Date: 20 May 2022 09:07 UTC
20 May 2022 04:07 Local
Exposed Population: 470 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000hmkd
Inserted at: 20 May 2022 09:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000hmkd Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1444164 0 20 May 2022 09:07 5.8M, 10km 3.89 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1444451 0 20 May 2022 09:07 5.7M, 10km 3.89 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 09:57 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1444164 -29.539/-72.042 5.8 10.0 3.91 20 May 2022 09:31 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1444164 -29.539/-72.042 5.8 10.0 3.89 20 May 2022 09:41 00:34 (upd of #1)
3 0 1444164 -29.539/-72.042 5.8 10.0 3.89 20 May 2022 09:56 00:48 (upd of #2)
4 0 1444164 -29.539/-72.042 5.8 10.0 3.89 20 May 2022 11:11 02:04 (upd of #3)
5 0 1444164 -29.539/-72.042 5.8 10.0 3.89 21 May 2022 09:40 1d 00:32 (upd of #4)
6 0 1444451 -29.541/-72.04 5.8 10.0 3.891 21 May 2022 19:40 1d 10:32 (new episode)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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