M 5.5 in Chile on 14 Mar 2023 19:56 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.5M
Depth: 7.479 Km
Lat/Lon: -38.4214 , -75.2851
Event Date: 14 Mar 2023 19:56 UTC
14 Mar 2023 14:56 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us7000jjwt
Inserted at: 14 Mar 2023 21:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000jjwt 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1495373 0 14 Mar 2023 19:56 5.5M, 5.258km 3.15 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:15 NEIC
1495385 0 14 Mar 2023 19:56 5.5M, 7.479km 3.18 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:09 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 Bio-Bio (population 1,789,433) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1495373 -75.273/-38.318 5.5 5.3 3.26 14 Mar 2023 20:16 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1495373 -75.273/-38.318 5.5 5.3 3.154 14 Mar 2023 20:30 00:33 (upd of #1)
3 0 1495385 -75.285/-38.421 5.5 7.5 3.182 14 Mar 2023 21:10 01:14 (new episode)
4 0 1495385 -75.285/-38.421 5.5 7.5 3.182 14 Mar 2023 22:00 02:03 (upd of #3)
5 0 1495385 -75.285/-38.421 5.5 7.5 3.182 15 Mar 2023 20:40 1d 00:43 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Araucania Chile 2100 people
Bio-Bio Chile 19000 people
Los Lagos Chile 1700 people
Bio-Bio Chile <1000 people
Los Lagos Chile no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Parcelas Chilco Araucania Chile Village - 189 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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