M 5 in Venezuela on 20 Nov 2015 18:00 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: 5.0M
Depth: 25.16 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.5314 , -71.3386
Event Date: 20 Nov 2015 18:00 UTC
20 Nov 2015 13:30 Local
Exposed Population:
1362574 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Nov 2015 18:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1107664 0.2 20 Nov 2015 18:00 5M, 25.16km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Venezuela , State of Merida (population 622,464) . The nearest places are and Lagunillas.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 900000 people
50 km 630000 people
20 km 190000 people
10 km 42000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Venezuela Merida 620000 people
Venezuela Barinas 460000 people
Venezuela Zulia 2.4 million people
Venezuela Tachira 880000 people
Venezuela Trujillo 530000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lagunillas Merida Venezuela Village - 8 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
Lagunillas LGY unknown 8 km
Merida - Alberto Carnevalli MRD 1526 Civ. Paved No 5300 20 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Coloncha VECOL Venezuela 85 km
Solito Venezuela 86 km

More information

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