M 4.6 in Venezuela on 26 Feb 2015 00:10 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.2411 , -72.1055
Event Date: 26 Feb 2015 00:10 UTC
25 Feb 2015 19:40 Local
Exposed Population:
2594731 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Feb 2015 00:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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
1072542 0 26 Feb 2015 00:10 4.6M, 10km N/A 2.6 million (in 100km) 00:24 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 Venezuela , State of Tachira (population 881,723) . The nearest places are San Crist�bal, La Hojita, and Umuquena.

Radius Population
100 km 2.6 million people
75 km 2.1 million people
50 km 520000 people
20 km 170000 people
10 km 43000 people
5 km 4800 people
2 km 2000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tachira Venezuela 880000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Umuquena Tachira Venezuela Village - 2 km
La Hojita Tachira Venezuela Village - 3 km
San Crist�bal Tachira Venezuela Major city 280000 people 56 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
La Fria LFR 98 Civ. Paved Yes 6600 21 km
Campo de Palma 27 42 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Solito Venezuela 94 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
La Honda Uribante Caparo 1983 52 km
Onia Onia 1973 56 km

More information

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