Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 23 Jun 2017 10:00 UTC

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M 5 in Chile on 23 Jun 2017 10:00 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.0M
Depth:	113.27 Km
Lat/Lon:	-39.3495 , -71.8536
Event Date:	23 Jun 2017 10:00 UTC 23 Jun 2017 06:00 Local
Exposed Population:	280000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20009p84
Inserted at:	23 Jun 2017 10:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.7 (Argentina)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Argentina= 3.7; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.9		-0.9
us20009p84	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1171743		-0.9	23 Jun 2017 10:00	5M, 113.27km	N/A	280 thousand (in 100km)		00:35	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 Araucania (population 806,075) . The nearest places are Menetué, Palguín, Pucón, Pichare, Caburgua, Los Chilcos, Collentañe, Curarrehue, Puhala, Pucura, and Dollinco.

Radius	Population
100 km	280000 people
75 km	160000 people
50 km	87000 people
20 km	23000 people
10 km	2100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Araucania	Chile	810000 people
Los Lagos	Chile	980000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Menetué	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	8 km
Palguín	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	11 km
Pucón	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	13 km
Pichare	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	16 km
Caburgua	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	18 km
Los Chilcos	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	20 km
Collentañe	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	21 km
Curarrehue	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Puhala	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	24 km
Pucura	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	25 km
El Pastal	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	25 km
Chalipen	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Maichín	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	26 km
Pucará	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	28 km
Trancura	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	28 km
Voipire	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	28 km
Lican Ray	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Coñarepue	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Puerto Santa Regina	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	30 km
Villarrica	Araucanía	Chile	City	31000 people	33 km
Puerto Corrales	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Pilinhue	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Pullingue	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	36 km
Carriringue	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Liumalla	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Collico	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Putúe	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Reigolil	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Quiñenahuín	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	40 km
Quechereguas	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Colico	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Callumapu	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Liquiñe	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Coihueco	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Puraquina	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Linda Flor	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Huiscapi	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	48 km
Cunco	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Huellahue	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Neltume	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	51 km
Las Hortensias	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Los Laureles	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Panguipulli	Araucanía	Chile	Village	16000 people	53 km
Caren-Rumiñañi	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Choroico	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Lilcoco	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Pueco	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Choshuenco	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Quilche	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Ancagual	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Coipue	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Malalhue	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Santa María	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Radal	Araucanía	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Estancia Los Helechos	Neuquén	Argentina	Village	-	62 km
Niquén	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Traitraico	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Maile	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Loncoche	Araucanía	Chile	City	15000 people	67 km
Enco	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Miraflores	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Allipén	Araucania	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Dollinco	Los Lagos	Chile	Village	-	69 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
Pucon	ZPC	268	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	8 km

More information

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