M 4.8 in Colombia on 09 May 2015 14:31 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: 40.67 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.5298 , -72.1069
Event Date: 09 May 2015 14:31 UTC
09 May 2015 09:31 Local
Exposed Population:
762875 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 May 2015 15:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1079656 0.2 09 May 2015 14:31 4.8M, 40.67km N/A 760 thousand (in 100km) 00:43 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 Colombia , Department of La Guajira (population 361,273) . The nearest places are Maracaibo, and Kachure.

Radius Population
100 km 760000 people
75 km 390000 people
50 km 250000 people
20 km 18000 people
10 km 2100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
La Guajira Colombia 360000 people
Zulia Venezuela 2.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kachure Guajira Colombia Village - 4 km
Maracaibo Zulia Venezuela Major city 1.9 million people 111 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
Maicao MCJ 49 Civ. Paved No 4800 21 km
Manaure 5 44 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Bolivar COPBO Colombia 77 km
Riohacha CORCH Colombia 87 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Socuy Socuy 1978 67 km
Tule Cachiri 1971 69 km

More information

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