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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*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 ,of Coquimbo (population 347) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1256972 -29.357/-71.7 5.7 35.0 4.527 18 Apr 2019 04:22 00:15 (new episode)
2 0 1256973 -29.357/-71.7 5.7 35.0 4.527 18 Apr 2019 04:50 00:44 (new episode)
3 0 1256973 -29.371/-71.609 5.6 48.2 4.67 18 Apr 2019 04:51 00:45 (upd of #2)
4 0 1256973 -29.371/-71.609 5.6 48.2 5.007 18 Apr 2019 06:08 02:02 (upd of #3)
5 0 1256973 -29.371/-71.609 5.6 48.2 4.913 19 Apr 2019 04:08 1d 00:02 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Coquimbo Chile <1000 people
Atacama Chile <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Choros Bajos Coquimbo Chile Village - 39 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.