M 4.6 in Honduras on 24 Aug 2013 18:59 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: 4.6M
Depth: 5.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.1675 , -87.5716
Event Date: 24 Aug 2013 18:59 UTC
24 Aug 2013 12:59 Local
Exposed Population:
2946392 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000jbep
Inserted at: 24 Aug 2013 19:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usb000jbep 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
1006141 0 24 Aug 2013 18:59 4.6M, 5.8km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 00:25 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 Honduras , Department of Yoro (population 401,075) . The nearest places are Tegucigalpa, Los Murillos, and Cuevitas.

Radius Population
100 km 2.9 million people
75 km 2.2 million people
50 km 810000 people
20 km 64000 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yoro Honduras 400000 people
Comayagua Honduras 270000 people
Cortes Honduras 800000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cuevitas Yoro Honduras Village - 2 km
Los Murillos Yoro Honduras Village - 4 km
Tegucigalpa Francisco Moraz�n Honduras Capital 850000 people 125 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
Victoria VTA unknown 43 km
Yoro ORO unknown 46 km
La Lima 23 47 km
Ramon Villeda Morales SAP 27 Civ. Paved Yes 9200 49 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tela HNTEA Honduras 68 km
Puerto Cortes HNPCR Honduras 82 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
El Cajon Comayagua 1984 24 km

More information

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