M 5.1 in Tanzania on 31 Oct 2014 17:04 UTC
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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.36 , 35.97
Event Date: 31 Oct 2014 17:04 UTC
31 Oct 2014 20:04 Local
Exposed Population:
1267702 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 31 Oct 2014 17:30 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
1063574 0 31 Oct 2014 17:04 5.1M, 10km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 00:25 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 Tanzania , Region of Dodoma (population 1,516,206) . The nearest places are Dodoma, and Kolumbiri.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 580000 people
50 km 260000 people
20 km 40000 people
10 km 9200 people
5 km 2200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Dodoma Tanzania 1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kolumbiri Dodoma Tanzania Village - 13 km
Dodoma Dodoma Tanzania Capital 180000 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
Dodoma DOD 1120 Civ. Paved Yes 6600 93 km

More information

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