On 3/11/2010 2:39:47 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and depth 10km has struck an highly populated area in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Province (population: 0.7 million) in Chile.
The earthquake 122km from the city of Valpara¡so. The nearest populated places are La Aguada (17km), La Estrella (17km), Villa de Cartagena (9km), Cartagena (9km), El Culenar (6km), El Tonel (10km), Los Manantiales (11km), San Vicente (1km), El Rosario (7km), Valle Negro (6km), El Cuzco (20km), El Arco (4km), Ranquilco (11km), La Matancilla (16km), Tum n (12km)
This report was automatically updated by a computer on: 3/11/2010 3:01:25 PM UTC (21 minutes after the event)
Potentially affected People
The population in the area of this earthquake if 14 people/km².
The earthquake occurred at 9h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.
Getting there and away
The nearest civilian airport (Rapelhuapi) is at 26km from the epicenter. Other airports are: Linares (197km), Panguilemo (143km), Quivolgo (144km), De La Independencia (94km), Rapelhuapi (26km), El Bosque (119km), Los Cerrillos (122km), Eulogio Sanchez (137km), Arturo Merino Benitez International (122km), La Victoria De Chacabuco (154km), El Belloto (122km), Vina Del Mar (132km), San Rafael (178km), Quintero (148km), Victor Lafon (182km)
Ports nearby are: Constitucion (146km), San Antonio (59km), Valparaiso (119km), Quintero (149km), Papudo (181km)
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