M 4.5 in Venezuela on 16 Mar 2015 13:48 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: 4.5M
Depth: 49.04 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.784 , -71.918
Event Date: 16 Mar 2015 13:48 UTC
16 Mar 2015 09:18 Local
Exposed Population:
2480101 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Mar 2015 15:57 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
1074009 0 16 Mar 2015 13:48 4.5M, 49.04km N/A 2.5 million (in 100km) 02:08 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, and La Soledad.

Radius Population
100 km 2.5 million people
75 km 2 million people
50 km 810000 people
20 km 13000 people
10 km 4200 people
5 km 1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tachira Venezuela 880000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Soledad T�chira Venezuela Village - 4 km
San Crist�bal Tachira Venezuela Major city 280000 people 34 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
Rancho Grande 315 20 km
Mayo Guerrero STD 330 Civ. Paved Yes 9900 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
La Honda Uribante Caparo 1983 24 km

More information

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