M 4.6 in Dominican Republic on 21 Sep 2014 14:05 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: 8.36 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.32 , -69.77
Event Date: 21 Sep 2014 14:05 UTC
21 Sep 2014 10:05 Local
Exposed Population:
5873350 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Sep 2014 14:48 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
1060759 0 21 Sep 2014 14:05 4.6M, 8.36km N/A 5.9 million (in 100km) 00:42 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 Maria Trinidad S (population 135,414) . The nearest places are Santo Domingo, and Ca�o Abaja.

Radius Population
100 km 5.9 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 520000 people
20 km 120000 people
10 km 29000 people
5 km 1200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maria Trinidad S Dominican Republic 140000 people
Samana Dominican Republic 79000 people
Duarte Dominican Republic 280000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ca�o Abaja Mar�a Trinidad S�nchez Dominican Republic Village - 8 km
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 94 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
Arroyo Barril 35 38 km
Sabana de La Mar SNX unknown 49 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sanchez DOSNZ Dominican Republic 20 km
Puerto Botado Dominican Republic 37 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Hatillo Yuna 1984 56 km

More information

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