M 4.9 in Mozambique on 14 Oct 2015 09:10 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.7467 , 35.1051
Event Date: 14 Oct 2015 09:10 UTC
14 Oct 2015 11:10 Local
Exposed Population:
641749 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2015 09:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1102046 0.4 14 Oct 2015 09:10 4.9M, 10km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:40 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 Sofala (population 1,454,224) . The nearest places are and Alface.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 340000 people
50 km 180000 people
20 km 42000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km 2600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sofala Mozambique 1.5 million people
Tete Mozambique 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Alface Sofala Mozambique Village - 9 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
Mutarara 48 42 km
Inhaminga IMG unknown 73 km

More information

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