M 4.7 in Dominican Republic from 27 Mar 2015 18:13 UTC to 18:13

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: 32.69 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.0971 , -70.6096
Event Date: 27 Mar 2015 18:13 UTC
27 Mar 2015 14:13 Local
Exposed Population:
4649971 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Mar 2015 20:15 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  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
1074868 0 27 Mar 2015 18:13 4.5M, 1km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:05 NTWC    
1074876 0.1 27 Mar 2015 18:13 4.7M, 32.69km N/A 4.6 million (in 100km) 02:01 NEIC
1074944 0.1 27 Mar 2015 18:13 4.7M, 19.76km N/A 4.6 million (in 100km) 21:01 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 Peravia (population 202,201) . The nearest places are and Santo Domingo.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peravia Dominican Republic 200000 people
Azua Dominican Republic 210000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 100 km

see full list

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 47 km
Herrera HEX 66 Civ. Paved Yes 4100 92 km
Constanza COZ 1198 Civ. Paved No 5300 94 km
Cabo Rojo CBJ 11 Civ. Paved No 4900 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Las Calderas Dominican Republic 28 km
Puerto Viejo de Azua Dominican Republic 34 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Las Barias Nizao n/a 60 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.