M 4.5 in Chile on 20 Apr 2014 07:54 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 1030214
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -19.9249 , -70.9982
Event Date: 20 Apr 2014 07:54 UTC
20 Apr 2014 02:54 Local
Exposed Population:
213556 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Apr 2014 08:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Chile: Wildfire in Valparaíso Destroys Homes, ADRA Provides Support 4/22/2014 9:35:00 PM.

Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency International Country: Chile By Natalia López-Thismón, ADRA International On the heels of the 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck in Chile nearly two weeks ago, a major forest fire broke out
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LAS CASAS 'SISMO-RESISTENTES' SON LA CLAVE 4/22/2014 5:36:00 PM.

. Canal 15/ 100% Noticias/end.com.ni. Toshiaki Yokoi, director del Instituto Internacional de Sismología e Ingeniería de Terremotos de Japón (IISE, por sus siglas en inglés), es enfático: los terremotos no matan, sino las construcciones. Pa
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Las casas “sismo-resistentes” son la clave 4/22/2014 1:18:00 PM.

Toshiaki Yokoi, director del Instituto Internacional de Sismología e Ingeniería de Terremotos de Japón (IISE, por sus siglas en inglés), es enfático: los terremotos no matan, sino las construcciones. Para fundamentar su aseveración, agrega
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Breve que te quiero breve 4/21/2014 8:29:00 PM.

POR: Juan Carlos García gmjc24@hotmail.com Cuando la Tierra tiembla: cada vez que se desata un terremoto como el ocurrido en Chile recientemente, tendemos a creer que fue un remezón aislado y punto. Nada de eso. Dicho movimiento de tierra e
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

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),