Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 29 Sep 2019 15:57 UTC

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M 6.6 in Chile on 29 Sep 2019 15:57 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:	6.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-35.514 , -73.111
Event Date:	29 Sep 2019 15:57 UTC 29 Sep 2019 10:57 Local
Exposed Population:	120000 people within 100km
Source:	PTWC pt19272001
Inserted at:	29 Sep 2019 16:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
PTWC	0		0.2		0.2
pt19272001	Scaled population (vector)	4.55	Max wave alert	0.26m
	C1 earthquake	1.44	Max wave realtime	0.26m
	C2 earthquake	-1.48
	Country Vulnerability	-0.64
	INFORM_normalised	0.75

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1272488	0.1	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.6M, 10km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.2m (at 00:22)	00:06	GEOFON
1272489	0.2	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.6M, 10km	N/A	130 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:19)	00:09	PTWC
1272490	0.3	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.6M, 10km	N/A	120 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:20)	00:09	NTWC
1272495	0.7	29 Sep 2019 15:57	7.2M, 9.79km	6.42	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.7m (at 00:34)	00:24	NEIC
1272504	0.2	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.8M, 16.48km	6.46	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:35)	00:53	NEIC
1272539	0.2	29 Sep 2019 15:57	6.8M, 11km	6.32	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:32)	1d 00:05	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 Maule (population 862,719) . The nearest places are Loanco, Pahuil, Carreras Cortas, San Antonio, Curanipe, Chanco, Chevelle, Las Lomas, Infiernillo, Trogualemo, and Molco.

Radius	Population
100 km	120000 people
75 km	53000 people
50 km	2000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Maule	Chile	860000 people
Bio-Bio	Chile	1.8 million people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	720000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	1.4 million people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	5.2 million people
Neuquen	Argentina	400000 people
Araucania	Chile	810000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	1.5 million people
Coquimbo	Chile	520000 people
Los Lagos	Chile	980000 people
La Pampa	Argentina	270000 people
San Juan	Argentina	550000 people
Rio Negro	Argentina	530000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Loanco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	45 km
Pahuil	Maule	Chile	Village	-	50 km
Carreras Cortas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	55 km
San Antonio	Maule	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Curanipe	Maule	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Chanco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	57 km
Chevelle	Maule	Chile	Village	-	58 km
Las Lomas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Infiernillo	Maule	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Trogualemo	Maule	Chile	Village	-	59 km
Los Tablones	Maule	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Lagunillas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Molinos	Maule	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Pullay	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Tejería	Maule	Chile	Village	-	65 km
Constitución	Maule	Chile	Village	46000 people	65 km
Canelillos	Maule	Chile	Village	-	66 km
Las Quilas	Maule	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Bellavista	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Quile	Bio-Bio	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Ramadillas	Bío-Bío	Chile	Village	-	68 km
Coihueco	Maule	Chile	Village	-	68 km
La Matanza	Maule	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Pellín	Maule	Chile	Village	-	70 km
Molco	Maule	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
Quivolgo		14	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3100	68 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Constitucion		Chile	68 km

More information

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