M 4.9 in Central Bolivia on 01 Oct 2014 06:08 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: 4.9M
Depth: 7.69 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.64 , -67.51
Event Date: 01 Oct 2014 06:08 UTC
01 Oct 2014 02:08 Local
Exposed Population:
2040705 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Oct 2014 06:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 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
1061356 0 01 Oct 2014 06:08 4.9M, 7.69km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:45 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 Bolivia , Department of La Paz (population 2,362,671) . The nearest places are La Paz, and Apita.

Radius Population
100 km 2 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 95000 people
20 km 8400 people
10 km 2100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
La Paz Bolivia 2.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Apita La Paz Bolivia Village - 1 km
La Paz La Paz Bolivia Capital 810000 people 70 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
J F Kennedy International LPB 4058 Civ. Paved Yes 13100 73 km
Laja 3690 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 85 km

More information

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