Overall Green Earthquake in Chile on 02 Apr 2014 06:04 UTC

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M 5.1 in Chile on 02 Apr 2014 06:04 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1028779
Earthquake Magnitude:	5.1M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-19.6134 , -70.3586
Event Date:	02 Apr 2014 06:04 UTC 02 Apr 2014 03:04 Local
Exposed Population:	233204 people within 100km
Inserted at:	02 Apr 2014 06:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0.1
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

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Latest media headlines

Svijet i EU - Novi potres u Cileu 4/3/2014 1:22:00 PM.

Nakon utorka i razornog potresa od 8.2 stupnjeva, sjever Cilea pogodio je sinoc još jedan potres magnitude 7.8 stupnjeva po Richteru. ...

Nou cutremur in Chile si alerta de tsunami in Peru 4/3/2014 1:18:00 PM.

Un nou cutremur a lovit statul Chile, de aceasta data seismul având 7,8 grade de scara Richter, dupa ce miercuri a avut loc un alt cutremur de 8,2 grade. Marina de razboi din Peru a emis, imediat, o avertizare de tsunami în sudul tarii.

NOU CUTREMUR, cu magnitudinea de 7,8, în Chile. Alerta de TSUNAMI în s.. 4/3/2014 1:16:00 PM.

Un cutremur cu magnitudinea de 7,8 s-a produs miercuri seara în extremul nordic al Chile, generând o noua alerta de tsunami, la 24 de ore dupa ce a avut loc un prim seism cu magnitudinea de 8,2, au anuntat autoritatile.

Novo terremoto abala norte do Chile 4/3/2014 1:15:00 PM.

Um forte terremoto, de 7,6 graus, sacudiu na quarta-feira o extremo norte do Chile, um dia após outro tremor, de 8,2 graus, abalar a mesma região, informou o Serviço Hidrográfico e Oceanográfico da Marinha (Shoa), que emitiu um alerta de ts

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),

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