Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile from 18 Apr 2019 04:06 UTC to 04:06

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M 5.7 in Chile from 18 Apr 2019 04:06 UTC to 04:06

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:	5.7M
Depth:	35 Km
Lat/Lon:	-29.3571 , -71.7003
Event Date:	18 Apr 2019 04:06 UTC 18 Apr 2019 00:06 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI V 430000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us700038b8
Inserted at:	18 Apr 2019 04:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us700038b8	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-1.16
	C2 shakemap	0.54
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.75

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1256972		0	18 Apr 2019 04:06	5.7M, 35km	4.53	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:14	NEIC
1256973		0	18 Apr 2019 04:06	5.6M, 48.2km	4.91	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:43	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 Coquimbo (population 520,420) . The nearest places are Choros, Totoral, Los Loritos, Llano Choros, Choros Bajos, Carrizalillo, El Rincón, Totoralillo, Chañaral, El Tofo, and El Sauce.

Radius	Population
100 km	440000 people
75 km	200000 people
50 km	2700 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people
Atacama	Chile	240000 people
San Juan	Argentina	550000 people
La Rioja	Argentina	230000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	1.4 million people
Catamarca	Argentina	270000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people
Antofagasta	Chile	420000 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	5.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Choros	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	27 km
Totoral	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Los Loritos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	34 km
Llano Choros	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Choros Bajos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	39 km
Carrizalillo	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	41 km
El Rincón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	42 km
Totoralillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	43 km
Chañaral	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	44 km
El Tofo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Choros Altos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Los Palos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	49 km
Agua Dulce	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	50 km
El Trapiche	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	52 km
Quebrada Seca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	53 km
Quebrada Honda	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	55 km
Trigo Blanco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	55 km
El Romeral	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Higuerita	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Sarco	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Los Choros	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Espantajos	Atacama	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Punta Colorada	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Punta Teatinos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	65 km
La Pampa	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Incoguosi	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	68 km
El Sauce	Atacama	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
La Florida	LSC	146	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6300	79 km
Pelicano		1121				0	82 km
Las Tacas		43				0	88 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cruz Grande	CLCGR	Chile	40 km
Guayacan	CLGYC	Chile	74 km
Coquimbo	CLCQQ	Chile	76 km

More information

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