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Chile – Earthquake/Tsunami Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 17/09/2015 Chile – Earthquake/Tsunami JRC Tsunami Travel Time SITUATION • An earthquake of magnitude 8.3 M, at a depth of 25 km, occurred off the coast of Choapa 18h province in Coquimbo Region, central Chile, on 16 September, at 22.54 UTC. The epicentre was located 46 km west of Illapel. USGS PAGER 12h Coquimbo Coquimbo estimates 42 000 people exposed to Severe and more than 800 000 to Very Strong shaking. 4.5 m • The major earthquake triggered a tsunami 6h event. A wave of up to 4.5 m was measured in the port city of Coquimbo. A Red tsunami alert was issued for the entire county by SHOA (Navy 1h Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of Chile), while the PTWC (Pacific Tsunami Warning Observations Centre) forecast tsunami waves in a larger area, including the coasts of Central, South and North America, as well in south and north-western Valparaiso Pacific Ocean, from the French Polynesia to Japan. As of 17 September (UTC), official tsunami warnings have been lifted in Chile, while PTWC advisories remain in effect for California and Hawaii in the U.S.A. • Aftershocks continue in the area, with the strongest one having 7 M magnitude on 16 Calculations September, 23.18 UTC. • As of 17 September, Chilean authorities (ONEMI) declared Choapa province a disaster zone. They also reported eight people dead (four Legendin Coquimbo), one missing and 1 million evacuated. Floods, landslides and building Juan FernandezJuan damages have been reported, with the 16 September, 22.54 UTC Recentcommunities earthquakesof Illapel, Canela and Salamanca 8.3 M, depth: 25 km worst affected. • Regarding the impact from the tsunami, JRC Magnitudecalculations indicate the area between La Serena in Coquimbo region to Concepcion in Bio Bio !region4as - major6 impact zoneLegend. • On 17 September the Copernicus Emergency Management Service was activated by DG ECHO. !• ECHO6.000001is monitoring - 7.000000developmentsEQ_7_6_M_3Aprclosely. Source: ECHO, GDACS, USGS(1,2), ONEMI(1,2), SHOA, PTWC(1,2), Copernicus EMS, Media(1,2,3) 16 September, 23.18 UTC Pichidangui EARTHQUAKE Legend! 7.000001 - 8.000000 16 September, 22.54 UTC ! Magnitude 7 M, depth: 31 km 1.9 m 8.3 M, depth: 25 km Recent8.3M8.000001 earthquakes Earthquake - 9.0000007M Earthquake Q! (16 September 2015) !P (16 4.000000September 2015) - 8.000000 MagnitudeAftershocks Magnitude Max Wave Height 9.000001 - 9.000000(JRC)8.000001 - 9.000000 ! 4 - 6 < 0.05m Quintero ! 6 - 7 MAXH_MASK0.05 - 0.1m TIF_MAXHEIGHT_END0.1 - 0.25mcoarse_2 1.9 m Plate boundaries !P 7 - 8 0.25 - 0.5m <VALUE> <VALUE>0.5 - 0.75m Max Coastal Wave Height 8.000001 - 9.000000 0.75 – 1.0m (JRCQ! ) Valparaiso 0 - 0.059440168 < 1.00.1 - 1.5m m <9.000001 1m - 9.000000 1.5 – 2.0m 1.9 m 1 - 2m 0.12.0 – -3.0m 0.5 m Pacific Ocean EQ_7_6_M_3Apr2 <– 3m0.5 3.0 – 4.0m > 3m >4.0 m Magnitude0.5 - 1 0.5 - 1.0 m San Antonio !P 4.000000 - 8.000000 1.0 - 1.5 m 1.2 m 1.0 - 1.5 8.000001 - 9.000000 1.5 - 2.0 m MAXH_MASK1.5 - 2.0 Dead Missing 2.0 Landslide- 2.5 m <VALUE>2.0 - 2.5 0 - 0.1 > 2.5 m > 2.5 0.100000001 - 0.5 0.5 - 1 1.000000001 - 1.5 1.500000001 - 2 2.000000001 - 2.5 2.500000001 - 3.789310694.
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