M 4.5 in Mozambique on 25 Aug 2015 17:40 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.0208 , 35.4839
Event Date: 25 Aug 2015 17:40 UTC
25 Aug 2015 19:40 Local
Exposed Population:
1327061 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 25 Aug 2015 22:00 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
1093272 0 25 Aug 2015 17:40 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 04:19 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 Mozambique , Province of Zambezia (population 3,413,533) . The nearest places are and Induna.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 650000 people
50 km 320000 people
20 km 39000 people
10 km 12000 people
5 km 3200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Zambezia Mozambique 3.4 million people
Southern Malawi 5.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Induna Zambezia Mozambique Village - 8 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
Nsanje 61 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 27 km
Mutarara 48 61 km

More information

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