M 4.8 in Spain on 23 Feb 2015 16:16 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: 39.04 , -2.65
Event Date: 23 Feb 2015 16:16 UTC
23 Feb 2015 17:16 Local
Exposed Population:
782216 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=428843
Inserted at: 23 Feb 2015 16:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.1 0.1
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=428843 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
1072368 n.a 23 Feb 2015 16:16 5.3M, 24km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 IM
1072370 0 23 Feb 2015 16:16 4.7M, 20km N/A 800 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1072371 0 23 Feb 2015 16:16 4.7M, 10km N/A 830 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 EMSC
1072372 0.2 23 Feb 2015 16:16 5M, 14.79km N/A 790 thousand (in 100km) 00:28 NEIC
1072373 0.1 23 Feb 2015 16:16 4.8M, 10km N/A 780 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 EMSC
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 Spain , Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha (population 1,727,217) . The nearest places are Albacete, and Munera.

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 480000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km 7500 people
5 km 3800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Castilla-La Mancha Spain 1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Munera Castilla-La Mancha Spain Village 4000 people 3 km
Albacete Castilla-La Mancha Spain Major city 160000 people 57 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
Albacete ABC 702 Civ. Paved No 8800 57 km
Beas de Segura 543 92 km
La Calderera 749 94 km
La Perdiz 836 94 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Penarroya Guadiana 1959 43 km

More information

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