M 5.1 in Colombia on 12 Oct 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.5436 , -77.4592
Event Date: 12 Oct 2015 04:35 UTC
11 Oct 2015 23:35 Local
Exposed Population:
319863 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Oct 2015 04:57 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1101688 0.3 12 Oct 2015 04:35 5.1M, 10km N/A 320 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Choco (population 363,180) . The nearest places are and La Palma.

Radius Population
100 km 320000 people
75 km 53000 people
50 km 10000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Choco Colombia 360000 people
Darien Panama 39000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Palma Darien Panama Major city 1800 people 120 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
Apartado APO unknown 63 km
Unguia UNC unknown 68 km
Yaviza PYV unknown 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Jurado Colombia 59 km
El Real PAELE Panama 84 km

More information

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