M 4.7 in Colombia on 18 Sep 2015 04:35 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: 22.68 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.1866 , -75.7468
Event Date: 18 Sep 2015 04:35 UTC
17 Sep 2015 23:35 Local
Exposed Population:
3891933 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Sep 2015 05:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  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
1097790 0.1 18 Sep 2015 04:35 4.7M, 22.68km N/A 3.9 million (in 100km) 00:24 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 Quindio (population 425,335) . The nearest places are Tulu�, and Aures.

Radius Population
100 km 3.9 million people
75 km 2.7 million people
50 km 790000 people
20 km 62000 people
10 km 14000 people
5 km 4400 people
2 km 1400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Quindio Colombia 430000 people
Valle del Cauca Colombia 3.4 million people
Tolima Colombia 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Aures Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 8 km
Tulu� Valle del Cauca Colombia Major city 4 million people 53 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
El Eden AXM 1207 Civ. Paved Yes 6200 30 km
Zarzal 914 42 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Calima Calima 1965 96 km

More information

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