M 5 in Saudi Arabia on 16 May 2016 01:45 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.66 , 34.6965
Event Date: 16 May 2016 01:45 UTC
16 May 2016 03:45 Local
Exposed Population:
About 54269 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 May 2016 02:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1128382 0 16 May 2016 01:45 5M, 10km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Saudi Arabia , Emirate of Tabuk (population 484,277) . The nearest places are Elat, Tayyib al Ism, Al Maqnah, and Dahab.

Radius Population
100 km 54000 people
75 km 9200 people
50 km 6900 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tabuk Saudi Arabia 480000 people
Janub Sina' Egypt 35000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tayyib al Ism Tabuk Saudi Arabia Village - 17 km
Dahab Egypt Village - 24 km
Al Maqnah Tabuk Saudi Arabia Village - 29 km
Elat Israel Major city 45000 people 102 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Mount Sinai SKV 1350 Civ. Paved Yes 6900 62 km
Sharm El Sheikh SSH 50 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 81 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dahab Egypt 26 km
Maqna Saudi Arabia 32 km

More information

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