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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 43.39 S°, 79.76 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 31.39 S°, 67.76 W°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
29-Sep-2013 23:06:58 5.2 9.79 26km NNW of Lebu, Chile 96.94° N / 47.1° E
29-Sep-2013 12:09:17 4.7 94.51 33km E of San Clemente, Chile 99.4° N / 50.72° E
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Copahue Chile-Argentina Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Jun 26 07:57:21 HST 2013 37.85° S / 71.17° W
Descabezado Grande Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Mar 13 08:29:37 HST 2013 35.58° S / 70.75° W
Villarrica Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Aug 07 17:31:49 HST 2013 39.42° S / 71.93° W
Callaqui Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Jan 04 07:51:47 HST 2012 37.92° S / 71.45° W
Antuco Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed May 01 07:56:55 HST 2013 37.41° S / 71.35° W
Chaiten Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed May 25 07:15:29 HST 2011 42.83° S / 72.65° W
Llaima Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed May 19 08:22:35 HST 2010 38.69° S / 71.73° W
Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Apr 25 07:42:37 HST 2012 40.59° S / 72.12° W
Planchon-Peteroa Chile Unknown Southern Andes Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Jun 29 07:04:07 HST 2011 35.24° S / 70.57° W
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
12-Mar-2013 14-Mar-2013 Small fire/High intensity 38.52 S 72.51 W
14-Mar-2013 16-Mar-2013 Small fire/High intensity 38.41 S 72.13 W
14-Mar-2013 14-Mar-2013 Small fire/Medium intensity 38.27 S 72.44 W

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
23
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Apr 17 2012 03:50 6.7 29   2 CHILE: VALPARAISO 32.62° S / 71.37° W
Mar 25 2012 22:37 7.2 41   1 CHILE: PARRAL, SANTIAGO 35.2° S / 72.22° W
Feb 11 2011 20:05 6.8 28     CHILE: OFF COAST CENTRAL 36.47° S / 73.12° W
Mar 11 2010 00:14 6.9 11 0 CHILE: RANCAGUA 34.29° S / 71.89° W
Feb 27 2010 00:06 8.8 23 9 297 CHILE: MAULE, CONCEPCION, TALCAHUANO 36.12° S / 72.9° W
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
May 22 1960 00:19 9.5 33 12 1000 CHILE: PUERTO MONTT, VALDIVIA 39.5° S / 74.5° W
Feb 27 2010 00:06 8.8 23 9 297 CHILE: MAULE, CONCEPCION, TALCAHUANO 36.12° S / 72.9° W
Jul 08 1730 00:08 8.7 0 11 2 CHILE: VALPARAISO 32.5° S / 71.5° W
Dec 16 1575 00:18 8.5 0 10 21 CHILE: VALDIVIA 39.8° S / 73.2° W
Mar 25 1751 00:00 8.5 0 25 CHILE: CONCEPCION 36.9° S / 73.0° W

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
49
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
VILLARRICA Oct 17 1999 00:00 1.0 CHILE-C 39.42° S / 71.95° W
VILLARRICA Dec 17 1997 00:00 1.0 CHILE-C 39.42° S / 71.95° W
LLAIMA Dec 25 1994 00:00 2.0 CHILE-C 38.7° S / 71.7° W
LLAIMA Dec 17 1994 00:00 2.0 CHILE-C 38.7° S / 71.7° W
LLAIMA Dec 25 1990 00:00 1.0 CHILE-C 38.7° S / 71.7° W

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Oct 28 2012 00:00 CHILE TALCAHUANO 0.1   36.69° S / 73.11° W
Mar 12 2011 04:43 CHILE TALCAHUANO 2.1   36.69° S / 73.11° W
Feb 11 2011 00:00 CHILE TALCAHUANO 0.2   36.69° S / 73.11° W
Mar 11 2010 00:00 CHILE SAN ANTONIO 0.1 0 33.58° S / 71.63° W
Feb 27 2010 00:00 CHILE Constitucíon 29.0 0 35.33° S / 72.43° W
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Feb 27 2010 00:00 CHILE Constitucíon 29.0 0 35.33° S / 72.43° W
May 22 1960 00:00 CHILE MOCHA, ISLA 25.0 0 38.37° S / 73.93° W
Feb 20 1835 00:00 CHILE COELEMU 24.0 0 36.48° S / 72.7° W
Apr 01 1946 00:00 CHILE JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND 9.5 0 33.62° S / 78.83° W
May 10 1877 02:29 CHILE CONSTITUCION 5.0 0 35.33° S / 72.42° W

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
None found for the area chosen.

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
16,308,725 40,614
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
16,509,773 80,675
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
17,237,990 72,393
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
17,398,794 72,741
Countries
Country
Argentina
Chile
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Chile Santiago 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 National and provincial capital 33.48° S / 70.65° W
Chile Concepcion 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 36.83° S / 73.06° W
Chile Valparaiso 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 33.02° S / 71.56° W
Argentina Mendoza 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 32.9° S / 68.83° W
Argentina San Juan 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 31.53° S / 68.53° W
Chile Puerto Montt 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 41.47° S / 72.95° W
Chile Talca 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 35.42° S / 71.66° W
Chile Temuco 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 38.73° S / 72.58° W
Argentina Neuquen 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 38.94° S / 68.28° W
Chile San Fernando Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 34.59° S / 70.99° W

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
AUCO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01420 31.58° S / 71.11° W
AVIADOR C CAMPOS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02569 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAZY 40.08° S / 71.14° W
C FAA H R BORDEN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02927 41.32° S / 69.57° W
CANAL BAJO CARLOS HOTT SIEBERT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00187 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCJO 40.61° S / 73.06° W
CAVIAHUE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05446 37.85° S / 71.01° W
CHAITEN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00013 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCTN 42.93° S / 72.7° W
CHOS MALAL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02789 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAHC 37.44° S / 70.22° W
COLONIA CATRIEL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01027 37.91° S / 67.83° W
EL BOLSON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01132 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAVB 41.94° S / 71.53° W
LA PUNTILLA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02953 32.96° S / 68.87° W
LAS LAJAS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02789 38.54° S / 70.34° W
LAS MARIAS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00013 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCVL 39.8° S / 73.24° W
LOMA LA LATA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01329 38.41° S / 68.74° W
LONCOPUE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03629 38.08° S / 70.64° W
MALARGUE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04692 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAMM 35.48° S / 69.58° W
MARIA DOLORES Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00374 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCGE 37.4° S / 72.43° W
PANGUILEMO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00371 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCTL 35.38° S / 71.6° W
PICHOY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00059 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCVD 39.65° S / 73.09° W
PUCON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00853 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCPC 39.29° S / 71.92° W
RINCON DE LOS SAUCES Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01969 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAHS 37.39° S / 68.9° W
SAN JUAN AEROCLUB Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02080 31.6° S / 68.55° W
VICTORIA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01148 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCTO 38.24° S / 72.35° W
ZAPALA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03330 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAHZ 38.98° S / 70.11° W
ARTURO MERINO BENITEZ INTL Active civil airport 01554 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCEL 33.39° S / 70.79° W
CARRIEL SUR INTL Active civil airport 00026 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCIE 36.77° S / 73.06° W
CUTRALCO Active civil airport 02133 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAZW 38.94° S / 69.26° W
ESQUEL Active civil airport 02585 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAVE 42.91° S / 71.14° W
EULOGIO SANCHEZ Active civil airport 02129 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCTB 33.46° S / 70.55° W
GENERAL BERNARDO O HIGGINS Active civil airport 00495 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCCH 36.58° S / 72.03° W
PRESIDENTE PERON Active civil airport 00896 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAZN 38.95° S / 68.16° W
SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE Active civil airport 02776 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAZS 41.15° S / 71.16° W
SAN JUAN Active civil airport 01959 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SANU 31.57° S / 68.42° W
SAN RAFAEL Active civil airport 02470 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAMR 34.59° S / 68.4° W
EL PLUMERILLO Active joint (civil and military) airport 02311 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAME 32.83° S / 68.79° W
EL TEPUAL INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00294 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCTE 41.44° S / 73.09° W
LOS CERRILLOS Active joint (civil and military) airport 01678 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCTI 33.49° S / 70.7° W
MAQUEHUE Active joint (civil and military) airport 00305 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCTC 38.77° S / 72.64° W
VINA DEL MAR Active joint (civil and military) airport 00461 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCVM 32.95° S / 71.48° W
DE LA INDEPENDENCIA Active military airport 01446 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCRG 34.17° S / 70.78° W
EL BOSQUE Active military airport 01844 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCBQ 33.56° S / 70.69° W
QUINTERO Active military airport 00017 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCER 32.79° S / 71.52° W
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 15,149 1.1
Rural 577,337 41
Not classified 822,616 58
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Open Shrublands 339,348 58
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 46,864 8
Woody Savannas 33,978 6
Grasslands 35,159 6
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 36,403 6
Croplands 31,706 5
Mixed Forests 22,403 4
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 18,652 3
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 9,668 1.6
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 6,394 1.1
Closed Shrublands 2,815 0.5
Unclassified 2,491 0.4
Savannas 1,894 0.3
Urban and Built-Up 715 0.1
Snow and Ice 694 0.1
Permanent Wetlands 184 0.03
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 30 0.01
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-2 6,813 1,092
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Sep Oct Nov
low .9 3.3 5.6
high 12.9 16.6 20.1
Average Precipitation
  Sep Oct Nov
mm/day 1.8 1.2 0.9
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
PUDAHUEL/ARTURO Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 69.8F 14.0 SSW Few clouds 18000 ft. 33.37° S / 70.77° W

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