M 6.1 in Off Coast Of Southern Chile on 23 Sep 2022 22:53 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: 6.1M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.378 , -75.5689
Event Date: 23 Sep 2022 22:53 UTC
23 Sep 2022 17:53 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us7000iam0
Inserted at: 23 Sep 2022 23:56 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000iam0 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1463714 0 23 Sep 2022 22:53 6.1M, 10km 3.99 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:15 NEIC
1463718 0 23 Sep 2022 22:53 6.1M, 20km 3.99 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:02 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 Los Lagos (population 31,990) . 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 1463714 -41.38/-75.582 6.1 10.0 4.019 23 Sep 2022 23:10 00:17 (new episode)
2 0 1463714 -41.38/-75.582 6.1 10.0 3.992 23 Sep 2022 23:18 00:24 (upd of #1)
3 0 1463714 -41.38/-75.582 6.1 10.0 3.992 23 Sep 2022 23:33 00:39 (upd of #2)
4 0 1463718 -41.38/-75.582 6.1 10.0 3.992 23 Sep 2022 23:48 00:54 (new episode)
5 0 1463718 -41.378/-75.569 6.1 20.0 3.819 23 Sep 2022 23:57 01:03 (upd of #4)
6 0 1463718 -41.378/-75.569 6.1 20.0 3.819 24 Sep 2022 00:04 01:11 (upd of #5)
7 0 1463718 -41.378/-75.569 6.1 20.0 3.819 24 Sep 2022 00:57 02:03 (upd of #6)
8 0 1463718 -41.378/-75.569 6.1 20.0 3.819 24 Sep 2022 23:40 1d 00:47 (upd of #7)
9 0 1463718 -41.377/-75.585 6.1 10.0 3.99 30 Sep 2022 23:50 7d 00:56 (upd of #8)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Los Lagos Chile 32000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Quetalmahue Los Lagos Chile Village - 144 km
Chepu Los Lagos Chile Village - 148 km
Ancud Los Lagos Chile Village 28000 people 154 km
Mecura Los Lagos Chile Village - 162 km
Maullín Los Lagos Chile Village - 166 km
Vilcún Los Lagos Chile Village - 167 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ancud ZUD 114 Civ. Unpaved No 5400 158 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ancud Chile 154 km
Maullin Chile 166 km

More information

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