M 5 in Eritrea on 18 Sep 2013 09:04 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: Km
Lat/Lon: 15.73 , 39.46
Event Date: 18 Sep 2013 09:04 UTC
18 Sep 2013 12:04 Local
Exposed Population:
1868866 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=334758
Inserted at: 18 Sep 2013 14:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.4 0.4
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=334758 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
1011074 0.4 18 Sep 2013 09:04 5M, 40km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 00:22 EMSC
1011075 0.4 18 Sep 2013 09:04 5M, 9.8km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
1011093 0.4 18 Sep 2013 09:04 5M, 0km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 01:58 EMSC
1011133 0.4 18 Sep 2013 09:04 5M, 0km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 05:40 EMSC
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 Eritrea , Province of Samhar. The nearest places are Asmara, and Mass Ali.

Radius Population
100 km 2.2 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 340000 people
20 km 160000 people
10 km 5600 people
5 km 1700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Samhar Eritrea -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mass Ali Eritrea Village - 1 km
Asmara Eritrea Capital 390000 people 66 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
Massawa MSW 10 Civ. Unpaved No 6200 18 km
Asmara International ASM 2325 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 71 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Massawa ERMSW Eritrea 17 km
Zula Eritrea 62 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Abarda 1970 83 km

More information

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