M 4.6 in Colombia on 16 Nov 2015 13:11 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: 39.37 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.4326 , -77.1063
Event Date: 16 Nov 2015 13:11 UTC
16 Nov 2015 08:11 Local
Exposed Population:
563218 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Nov 2015 20:45 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
1106688 0 16 Nov 2015 13:11 4.6M, 39.37km N/A 560 thousand (in 100km) 07:33 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 La Palma, and Trigan�.

Radius Population
100 km 560000 people
75 km 220000 people
50 km 60000 people
20 km 2300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Choco Colombia 360000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Trigan� Choc� Colombia Village - 6 km
La Palma Darien Panama Major city 1800 people 115 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
Gilgal GGL unknown 11 km
Acandi ACD 15 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 23 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Acandi Colombia 20 km
Pito Panama 49 km

More information

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