Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Chile on 24 Apr 2017 21:38 UTC

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M 6.9 in Chile on 24 Apr 2017 21:38 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.9M
Depth:	25 Km
Lat/Lon:	-33.0729 , -72.0513
Event Date:	24 Apr 2017 21:38 UTC 24 Apr 2017 16:38 Local
Exposed Population:	1500000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008kce
Inserted at:	24 Apr 2017 22:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1.1		0.2		1.1
us10008kce	Scaled population (vector)	0	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	1	Max wave realtime	0.24m
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1165132	1	24 Apr 2017 21:38	6.5M, 10km	N/A	1.7 million (in 100km)	0.2m (at 00:29)	00:06	GEOFON
1165134	1	24 Apr 2017 21:38	6.7M, 33km	N/A	1.5 million (in 100km)	0.1m (at 00:13)	00:09	NTWC
1165143	2	24 Apr 2017 21:38	7.1M, 10km	7.33	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	1m (at 00:10)	00:18	NEIC
1165163	1.1	24 Apr 2017 21:38	6.9M, 25km	6.96	5 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:12)	01:18	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 Valparaiso (population 1,428,340) . The nearest places are Laguna Verde, Quintay, Cerro Colorado, Playa Ancha, Barón, Alto del Puerto, El Barco, Lago Peñuelas, Valparaíso, Yeco, and La Rudilla.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.4 million people
75 km	1 million people
50 km	190000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Valparaiso	Chile	1.4 million people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	5.2 million people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	720000 people
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people
Maule	Chile	860000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people
San Juan	Argentina	550000 people
Bio-Bio	Chile	1.8 million people
Neuquen	Argentina	400000 people
Atacama	Chile	240000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Laguna Verde	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Quintay	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Cerro Colorado	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	37 km
Playa Ancha	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	38 km
Barón	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Alto del Puerto	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	42 km
El Barco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Lago Peñuelas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Valparaíso	Valparaiso	Chile	Major city	270000 people	47 km
Yeco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	47 km
Reñaca Bajo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Algarrobo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Coligües	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	49 km
El Quisco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	49 km
San José	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Achupallas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Las Cucharas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Concón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	52 km
La Recova	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Montemar	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
Las Ramaditas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
El Tabo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	54 km
El Totoral	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Las Rosas	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	56 km
El Retiro	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Ritoque	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Quintero	Valparaíso	Chile	City	-	58 km
Colmo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Los Vasquez	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Quilpué	Valparaíso	Chile	City	130000 people	60 km
Las Cruces	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	62 km
La Greda	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	64 km
El Manzanar	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Caleta Horcón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Peñablanca	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Casablanca	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Los Quillayes	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Cartagena	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Quebrada Escobares	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Puchuncaví	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Lagunillas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Lo Abarca	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Las Mercedes	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	70 km
La Rudilla	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	70 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
Vina del Mar	KNA	120	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5700	55 km
Quintero		5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	59 km
El Belloto		123				0	60 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Valparaiso	CLVAP	Chile	39 km
Quintero	CLQTV	Chile	57 km
San Antonio	CLSAI	Chile	70 km
Papudo		Chile	84 km

More information

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