Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 30 Mar 2023 17:33 UTC

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M 6.3 in Chile on 30 Mar 2023 17:33 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:	6.3M
Depth:	13.105 Km
Lat/Lon:	-35.6602 , -73.5365
Event Date:	30 Mar 2023 17:33 UTC 30 Mar 2023 12:33 Local
Exposed Population:	60 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us6000k0xf
Inserted at:	30 Mar 2023 17:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0		0
us6000k0xf	Scaled population (vector)	0	Max wave alert	0.09m
	C1 shakemap	0	Max wave realtime	0.09m
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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
1498123		0	30 Mar 2023 17:33	6.3M, 13.105km	4.11	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:26)	00:19	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 Bio-Bio (population 1,789,433) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1498123	-73.536/-35.66	6.3	13.1	4.321	30 Mar 2023 17:56	00:22	(new episode)
2	1498123	-73.536/-35.66	6.3	13.1	4.32	30 Mar 2023 18:03	00:30	(upd of #1)
3	1498123	-73.536/-35.66	6.3	13.1	4.153	30 Mar 2023 18:18	00:45	(upd of #2)
4	1498123	-73.536/-35.66	6.3	13.1	4.153	30 Mar 2023 19:37	02:04	(upd of #3)
5	1498123	-73.54/-35.663	6.3	11.6	4.109	30 Mar 2023 20:16	02:43	(upd of #4)
6	1498123	-73.54/-35.663	6.3	11.6	4.109	31 Mar 2023 17:40	1d 00:07	(upd of #5)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bio-Bio	Chile	1.1 million people
Maule	Chile	440000 people
Bio-Bio	Chile	<1000 people
Maule	Chile	no people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	<1000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	<1000 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	1300 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Trogualemo	Maule	Chile	Village	-	78 km
Chevelle	Maule	Chile	Village	-	82 km
Buchupureo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	83 km
Loanco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	85 km
Cielo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	85 km
Las Lomas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	89 km
Chanco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	91 km
Boca de Itata	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	100 km
Los Tablones	Maule	Chile	Village	-	101 km
Tres Esquinas	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	103 km
Vegos de Itata	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	103 km
Pilén	Maule	Chile	Village	-	105 km
Constitución	Maule	Chile	Village	46000 people	108 km
Los Morros	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	110 km
Cancha Alegre	Maule	Chile	Village	-	111 km
Dichato	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	113 km
Quirihue	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	113 km
Quiriguina I	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	114 km
Empedrado	Maule	Chile	Village	-	114 km
Cauquenes	Maule	Chile	City	31000 people	115 km
Illoquilque	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	116 km
Tomé	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	51000 people	118 km
Coelemu	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	118 km
Los Pinos	Maule	Chile	Village	-	119 km
Talcahuano	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	250000 people	126 km
El Maiten	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	126 km
Rafael	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	127 km
Pocillas	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	130 km
Chanquiuque	Maule	Chile	Village	-	135 km
Nirivilo	Maule	Chile	Village	-	136 km
Esquina Borracha	Maule	Chile	Village	-	136 km
Concepción	Bio-Bio	Chile	Major city	210000 people	136 km
Tanguao	Maule	Chile	Village	-	137 km
Roa	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	137 km
Santa Juana	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	138 km
Ñipas	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	138 km
Portezuelo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	138 km
El Milagro	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	142 km
Belen	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	146 km
Santa Cruz	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	147 km
Iloca	Maule	Chile	Village	-	147 km
Gualleco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	148 km
Verquico	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	149 km
Linares de Perales	Maule	Chile	Village	-	149 km
Confluencia	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	151 km
San Nicolás	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	151 km
Florida	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	151 km
Gualqui	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	155 km
Lo Figueroa	Maule	Chile	Village	-	160 km
Parral	Maule	Chile	Village	27000 people	163 km
San Javier	Maule	Chile	City	22000 people	164 km
Bulnes	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	13000 people	164 km
Chillán Viejo	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	165 km
San Carlos	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	31000 people	166 km
Chillán	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	160000 people	166 km
San Blas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	167 km
Tomeco	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	168 km
El Macal	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	169 km
Estación Villa Alegre	Maule	Chile	Village	-	169 km
San Gregorio	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	171 km
Longaví	Maule	Chile	Village	28000 people	171 km
Talca	Maule	Chile	City	190000 people	172 km
San Javier	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	173 km
Comunidad de Quelentaro	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	255 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
Quivolgo		14	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3100	111 km
Carriel Sur International	CCP	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	131 km
General Bernardo O Higgins	YAI	148	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	170 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Constitucion		Chile	111 km
Tome	CLTOM	Chile	118 km
Talca	CLTLX	Chile	121 km
Lirquen	CLLQN	Chile	126 km

More information

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