M 4.8 in Lake Tanganyika Region on 11 Nov 2014 03:20 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: 4.8M
Depth: 15.1 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.89 , 29.51
Event Date: 11 Nov 2014 03:20 UTC
11 Nov 2014 06:20 Local
Exposed Population:
1690898 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Nov 2014 03:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 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
1064324 0 11 Nov 2014 03:20 4.8M, 15.1km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:18 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 Kigoma (population 1,047,066) . The nearest places are Kigoma, Gungu, and Mwanga.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 830000 people
50 km 310000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kigoma Tanzania 1 million people
Kivu Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 7.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kigoma Kigoma Tanzania Major city 160000 people 12 km
Mwanga Kigoma Tanzania Village - 14 km
Gungu Kigoma Tanzania Village - 15 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
Kigoma TKQ 823 Civ. Unpaved No 5700 18 km

More information

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