M 4.6 in Ethiopia on 13 Dec 2014 22:37 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: 12.63 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.45 , 41.67
Event Date: 13 Dec 2014 22:37 UTC
14 Dec 2014 01:37 Local
Exposed Population:
337969 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Dec 2014 00:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1067215 0.1 13 Dec 2014 22:37 4.6M, 12.63km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 01:25 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 Ethiopia , Administrative Region of Welo (population 4,993,457) . The nearest places are Djibouti, and Afambo.

Radius Population
100 km 340000 people
75 km 230000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 27000 people
10 km 4400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Welo Ethiopia 5 million people
Dikhil Djibouti 49000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Afambo Welo Ethiopia Village - 2 km
Djibouti Djibouti Capital 400000 people 162 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
Dikhil 461 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 84 km

More information

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