M 4.5 in Dominican Republic on 09 Aug 2014 15:27 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: 4.5M
Depth: 26.86 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.41 , -70.59
Event Date: 09 Aug 2014 15:27 UTC
09 Aug 2014 11:27 Local
Exposed Population:
3530398 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Aug 2014 15:54 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
1057116 0.1 09 Aug 2014 15:27 4.7M, 2km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:07 USGS
1057117 0.1 09 Aug 2014 15:27 4.7M, 2km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:11 NEIC
1057119 0 09 Aug 2014 15:27 4.5M, 26.86km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 00:26 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 Dominican Republic , Province of Puerto Plata (population 248,638) . The nearest places are Santo Domingo, Pedro Garc�a, Amaceyes, and Arroyo de Leche.

Radius Population
100 km 3.2 million people
75 km 2.8 million people
50 km 2.1 million people
20 km 520000 people
10 km 5700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Puerto Plata Dominican Republic 250000 people
Santiago Dominican Republic 760000 people
Espaillat Dominican Republic 200000 people
Salcedo Dominican Republic 120000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pedro Garc�a Santiago Dominican Republic Village - 9 km
Amaceyes Espaillat Dominican Republic Village - 9 km
Arroyo de Leche Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Village - 9 km
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 141 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
La Union POP 5 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 19 km
Santiago Municipal STI 182 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 20 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sosua Dominican Republic 20 km
Puerto Plata DOPOP Dominican Republic 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Bao Bao 1985 36 km
Tavera Yaque del Norte 1974 37 km

More information

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