Overall Green Earthquake alert in Chile on 18 Sep 2017 13:46 UTC

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M 5.9 in Chile on 18 Sep 2017 13:46 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:	5.9M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-31.82 , -72.1346
Event Date:	18 Sep 2017 13:46 UTC 18 Sep 2017 08:46 Local
Exposed Population:	430000 people in MMI About 31000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000apwd
Inserted at:	18 Sep 2017 14:04 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us2000apwd	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1181050		0	18 Sep 2017 13:46	5.9M, 10km	4.01	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:17	NEIC
1181059		0	18 Sep 2017 13:46	5.8M, 10km	5.15	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		01:39	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 ,of Coquimbo (population 16,211) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1181050	-31.82/-72.135	5.9	10	4.01	18 Sep 2017 14:05	00:18	(new episode)
2	1181059	-31.82/-72.135	5.9	10	4.01	18 Sep 2017 15:26	01:39	(new episode)
3	1181059	-31.82/-72.147	5.8	10	5.15	18 Sep 2017 15:28	01:41	(upd of #2)
4	1181059	-31.82/-72.147	5.8	10	5.15	18 Sep 2017 15:49	02:02	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Coquimbo	Chile	16000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	2100 people
Coquimbo	Chile	600000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	1.6 million people
San Juan	Argentina	33000 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	6.9 million people
Mendoza	Argentina	34000 people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	400000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Los Vilos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Chigualoco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	60 km
Conchalí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	61 km
Huentelauquén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	63 km
Quilimarí	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Quillaicillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	70 km
Canela Baja	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	79 km
Guangualí	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	80 km
Guaquen	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	84 km
Mundo Nuevo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	84 km
Pintacura	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	86 km
Illapel	Coquimbo	Chile	City	23000 people	94 km
Tilama	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	97 km
Longotoma	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	97 km
Papudo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	100 km
Las Palmas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	103 km
Maitencillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	103 km
Salamanca	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	13000 people	110 km
La Ligua	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	25000 people	110 km
Matancilas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	111 km
La Laguna	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	114 km
Pedegua	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	117 km
Quintero	Valparaíso	Chile	City	-	120 km
Cabildo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	13000 people	121 km
Puchuncaví	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	122 km
Pama	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	122 km
Petorca	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	123 km
Ritoque	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	125 km
San Lorenzo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	128 km
Combarabala	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	129 km
El Melón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	130 km
Chincolco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	131 km
Zapallar	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	131 km
Nogales	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	134 km
Concón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	137 km
Colmo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	137 km
Punitaqui	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	139 km
La Calera	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	140 km
Cuncumén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	143 km
Valparaíso	Valparaiso	Chile	Major city	270000 people	144 km
Quillota	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	68000 people	144 km
San Francisco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	148 km
La Poza	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	152 km
Quilpué	Valparaíso	Chile	City	130000 people	152 km
Limache	Valparaiso	Chile	City	35000 people	152 km
Cerillos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	154 km
Villa Alemana	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	97000 people	158 km
Quintay	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	159 km
Guatulame	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	159 km
Liaillay	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	160 km
Pachingo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	161 km
Putaendo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	162 km
Catemu	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	162 km
Ovalle	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	76000 people	162 km
Alvarado	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	167 km
Monte Patria	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	14000 people	169 km
San Felipe	Valparaíso	Chile	City	58000 people	169 km
Carén	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	169 km
Los Vasquez	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	171 km
Pirca Las Juntas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	171 km
Las Ramadas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	171 km
Los Erizos	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	175 km
Balneario de Jahuel	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	175 km
Montenegro	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	176 km
Puetro Aldea	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	176 km
Algarrobo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	177 km
Algarrobo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	177 km
Rapel	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	179 km
Tiltil	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	180 km
El Quisco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	180 km
Casablanca	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	181 km
Los Andes	Valparaíso	Chile	City	56000 people	184 km
El Trebolar	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	184 km
Valdivia	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	184 km
Tongoy	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	184 km
El Tabo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	185 km
Panguecillo	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	189 km
Lagunillas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	191 km
Casas de Chacabuco	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	191 km
Guanaquero	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	192 km
Las Cruces	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	192 km
Samo Alto	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	195 km
Lo Abarca	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	197 km
Cartagena	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	199 km
Lampa	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	29000 people	199 km
Río Colorado	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	200 km
Batuco	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	201 km
Anda Colla	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	202 km
La Chupalla	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	203 km
San Antonio	Valparaiso	Chile	City	85000 people	204 km
Llolleo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	205 km
Las Varillas	San Juan	Argentina	Village	-	206 km
El Peñón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	206 km
Rocas de Santo Domingo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	207 km
Bustamante	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	210 km
Coquimbo	Coquimbo	Chile	City	160000 people	219 km
San Ramón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	223 km
Pomaire	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	223 km
Melipilla	Región Metropolitana	Chile	City	63000 people	225 km
Las Rojas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	229 km
La Serena	Coquimbo	Chile	City	150000 people	229 km
Santiago	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Capital	4.8 million people	230 km
Padre Hurtado	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	231 km
Islón	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	231 km
Talangante	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	234 km
San Bernardo	Región Metropolitana	Chile	City	250000 people	238 km

see full list

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
Auco		431				0	101 km
Quintero		5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	122 km
Vina del Mar	KNA	120	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5700	139 km
Santa Rosa de Tabali		239				0	145 km
El Belloto		123				0	152 km
Victor Lafon	SSD	658	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	169 km
San Rafael	LOB	750	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	178 km
Ovalle	OVL	unknown				0	181 km
La Victoria de Chacabuco		640				0	191 km
Las Tacas		43				0	205 km
Arturo Merino Benitez International	SCL	474	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	215 km
La Florida	LSC	146	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6300	229 km
Los Cerrillos	ULC	511	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6900	229 km
Eulogio Sanchez		649	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3200	234 km
El Bosque		561	Mil.	Paved	No	6000	236 km
Rapelhuapi		149	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3200	259 km
De la Independencia	QRC	441	Civ.	Paved	No	5400	290 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	60 km
Papudo		Chile	98 km
Quintero	CLQTV	Chile	120 km
Valparaiso	CLVAP	Chile	143 km
San Antonio	CLSAI	Chile	202 km
Guayacan	CLGYC	Chile	219 km
Coquimbo	CLCQQ	Chile	220 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cogoti	Cogoti	Huatulame	1939	134 km
Paloma	Paloma	Grande	1967	162 km
Recoleta	Recoleta	Hurtado	1934	177 km
	Rapel	Rapel	1968	252 km

More information

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