M 5.7 in Northern Colombia on 17 Feb 2014 09:41 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: 5.7M
Depth: 27.66 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.54 , -71.69
Event Date: 17 Feb 2014 09:41 UTC
17 Feb 2014 04:41 Local
Exposed Population:
266504 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Feb 2014 10:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 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
1041784 0 17 Feb 2014 09:41 5.7M, 27.66km N/A 270 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Colombia , Department of Arauca (population 99,645) . The nearest places are San Crist�bal, El Card�n, and Balcemuco.

Radius Population
100 km 270000 people
75 km 170000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 34000 people
10 km 17000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Arauca Colombia 100000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
El Card�n Arauca Colombia Village - 3 km
Balcemuco Arauca Colombia Village - 3 km
San Crist�bal Tachira Venezuela Major city 280000 people 148 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
Tame TME 320 Civ. Paved Yes 5200 13 km
Hato Corozal HTZ 250 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 42 km
Saravena El Eden RVE 213 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 49 km

More information

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