M 4.8 in Dominican Republic on 13 Jan 2015 11:16 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.362 , -71.32
Event Date: 13 Jan 2015 11:16 UTC
13 Jan 2015 07:16 Local
Exposed Population:
1841616 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Jan 2015 11:45 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
1069364 0.1 13 Jan 2015 11:16 4.8M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:28 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 Independencia (population 46,653) . The nearest places are Port-au-Prince, and Batey Nuevo.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 490000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km 14000 people
5 km 1500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Independencia Dominican Republic 47000 people
Baoruco Dominican Republic 95000 people
Barahona Dominican Republic 160000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Batey Nuevo Independencia Dominican Republic Village - 3 km
Port-au-Prince Ouest Haiti Capital 1.2 million people 109 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
Barahona Habanero BRX 23 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 24 km
San Juan de la M. SJM unknown 53 km
Cabo Rojo CBJ 11 Civ. Paved No 4900 59 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Barahona DOBRX Dominican Republic 30 km
Puerto Viejo de Azua Dominican Republic 51 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sabana Yegua Yaque del Sur 1978 48 km

More information

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