M 4.5 in Uganda on 25 Nov 2015 09:38 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.0774 , 29.7817
Event Date: 25 Nov 2015 09:38 UTC
25 Nov 2015 12:38 Local
Exposed Population:
6423909 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 25 Nov 2015 22:21 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
1108506 0 25 Nov 2015 09:38 4.5M, 10km N/A 6.4 million (in 100km) 12:42 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 Uganda , Region of Western (population 2,047,200) . The nearest places are and Kabahango.

Radius Population
100 km 6.4 million people
75 km 3.5 million people
50 km 1.1 million people
20 km 410000 people
10 km 210000 people
5 km 51000 people
2 km 6600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Western Uganda 2 million people
Kivu Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 7.2 million people
Southern Uganda 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kabahango Kasese Uganda Village - 2 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
Kasese KSE 959 Civ. Unpaved No 5100 45 km
Lubero 1800 Civ. Unpaved No 5000 60 km

More information

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