M 6.6 in Chile on 29 Sep 2019 15:57 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 1188816
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -35.43 , -73.03
Event Date: 29 Sep 2019 15:57 UTC
29 Sep 2019 10:57 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Inserted at: 29 Sep 2019 16:04 UTC

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
GEOFON n.a 0.1 0.1
gfz2019tciy Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave alert 0.17m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.17m  
  C2 earthquake n.a      
  Country Vulnerability n.a      
  INFORM_normalised n.a      
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Chile - Earthquake (ECHO 30 Sep 2019)Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:08

  • An earthquake of 6.8 M at a depth of 11 km struck off the coast of Maule Region, central Chile on 29 September at 15.57 UTC. The epicentre was approximately 70 km west-southwest of Constitución City (Talca Province), and 63 km north-west of Pelluhue Town (Cauquenes Province).
  • A series of aftershocks of magnitude between 4.0 M and 5.3 M were recorded but no tsunami warning was issued. Up to 52,000 people were exposed to strong shaking.
  • According to media reports, as of 30 September, there are no reports of casualties or damage.
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