M 4.7 in Algeria on 15 Mar 2015 11:22 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: 4.7M
Depth: 40 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.66 , 5.55
Event Date: 15 Mar 2015 11:22 UTC
15 Mar 2015 12:22 Local
Exposed Population:
4248437 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=431966
Inserted at: 15 Mar 2015 12:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.1 0.1
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=431966 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
1073903 0.1 15 Mar 2015 11:22 4.7M, 10km N/A 4.2 million (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
1073904 -0.9 15 Mar 2015 11:22 4.7M, 100km N/A 5 million (in 100km) 00:23 EMSC
1073906 0.1 15 Mar 2015 11:22 4.7M, 60km N/A 4.3 million (in 100km) 00:26 EMSC
1073907 0.1 15 Mar 2015 11:22 4.7M, 40km N/A 4.2 million (in 100km) 00:44 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 Algeria , Province of Batna (population 910,537) . The nearest places are Mechta Ouled Gueboudj, and Ras el Aioun.

Radius Population
100 km 4.2 million people
75 km 2.5 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 160000 people
10 km 48000 people
5 km 24000 people
2 km 3400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Batna Algeria 910000 people
Setif Algeria 1000000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ras el Aioun Batna Algeria Village - 3 km
Mechta Ouled Gueboudj Batna Algeria Village - 4 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
Mostepha Ben Boulaid BLJ 822 58 km
Setif QSF 1024 66 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Ain Zada Bou Sellam 1986 74 km

More information

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