M 4.6 in Spain on 29 Oct 2015 00:37 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.24 , 3.18
Event Date: 29 Oct 2015 00:37 UTC
29 Oct 2015 01:37 Local
Exposed Population:
1534257 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=467100
Inserted at: 29 Oct 2015 07:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=467100 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
1103957 0 29 Oct 2015 00:37 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:16 EMSC
1104005 0 29 Oct 2015 00:37 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 07:01 EMSC
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 Spain , Autonomous Community of Cataluna (population 6,057,372) . The nearest places are Perpignan, Portbou, Colera, and Llan��.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 840000 people
50 km 510000 people
20 km 65000 people
10 km 14000 people
5 km 5400 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Cataluna Spain 6.1 million people
Languedoc-Roussillon France 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Colera Catalu�a (Catalunya, Catalonia) Spain Village <1000 people 5 km
Llan�� Catalu�a (Catalunya, Catalonia) Spain Village - 5 km
Portbou Catalu�a (Catalunya, Catalonia) Spain Village 1300 people 6 km
Perpignan Languedoc-Roussillon France Major city 110000 people 43 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
Llabanere PGF 44 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 48 km
Gerona Costa Brava GRO 143 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Port Bou Spain 5 km
Cape Creus Spain 13 km
Rosas ESROS Spain 14 km
Port Vendres FRPOV France 16 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Boadella Muga 1968 32 km
Villeneuve la Raho Neant 1977 37 km

More information

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