M 4.5 in Spain on 19 Aug 2014 13:38 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: 16.81 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.93 , -5.55
Event Date: 19 Aug 2014 13:38 UTC
19 Aug 2014 15:38 Local
Exposed Population:
3613496 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Aug 2014 19:03 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
1058142 0.1 19 Aug 2014 13:38 4.7M, 10km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
1058161 0 19 Aug 2014 13:38 4.5M, 16.81km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 05:24 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 Spain , Autonomous Community of Andalucia (population 6,949,643) . The nearest places are Sevilla, and Montellano.

Radius Population
100 km 3.6 million people
75 km 2.1 million people
50 km 540000 people
20 km 56000 people
10 km 9400 people
5 km 3900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Andalucia Spain 6.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Montellano Andalucía (Andalusia) Spain Village 6700 people 3 km
Sevilla Andalucía (Andalusia) Spain Major city 690000 people 60 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
Moron AB OZP 87 Mil. Paved Yes 11800 22 km
Jerez XRY 28 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 54 km
Sevilla SVQ 34 Civ. Paved Yes 11000 57 km
Tablada 8 58 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Coria Del Rio Spain 56 km
Sevilla (Seville) ESSVQ Spain 58 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Torre del Aguila Salado de Moron 1947 20 km

More information

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