Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 25 Jul 2016 17:26 UTC

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M 6.1 in Chile on 25 Jul 2016 17:26 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.1M
Depth:	71.55 Km
Lat/Lon:	-26.0986 , -70.4954
Event Date:	25 Jul 2016 17:26 UTC 25 Jul 2016 13:26 Local
Exposed Population:	About 44180 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20006hi2
Inserted at:	25 Jul 2016 19:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		n.a
us20006hi2	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.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1134816		0	25 Jul 2016 17:26	6.2M, 68.54km	N/A	40 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	NEIC
1134820		n.a	25 Jul 2016 17:26	6.1M, 71.55km	4.64	40 thousand (in 100km)		02:06	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 , Region of Atacama (population 238,212) . The nearest places are Pan de Azúcar, Placilla de Esmeralda, Chañaral, El Barquito, Carrizalillo, Posada de los Hidalgos, Placilla, El Salado, Cifuncho, and Puerto Flamenco.

Radius	Population
100 km	37000 people
75 km	21000 people
50 km	8900 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Atacama	Chile	240000 people
Antofagasta	Chile	420000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pan de Azúcar	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	5 km
Placilla de Esmeralda	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Chañaral	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	27 km
El Barquito	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	28 km
Carrizalillo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	31 km
Posada de los Hidalgos	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Placilla	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	47 km
El Salado	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Cifuncho	Antofagasta	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Puerto Flamenco	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	51 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
Chanaral	CNR	30	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	26 km
Las Breas	TTC	786	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	66 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Chanaral	CLCNR	Chile	26 km
Barquito	CLBAR	Chile	27 km
Taltal	CLTTC	Chile	80 km

More information

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