M 4.8 in Dominican Republic on 26 Nov 2015 00:38 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.4248 , -70.4216
Event Date: 26 Nov 2015 00:38 UTC
25 Nov 2015 20:38 Local
Exposed Population:
5781452 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2015 01:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1108518 0.2 26 Nov 2015 00:38 5M, 10km N/A 5.5 million (in 100km) 00:03 NTWC    
1108522 0.1 26 Nov 2015 00:38 4.8M, 10km N/A 5.8 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Dominican Republic , Province of Azua (population 211,510) . The nearest places are Santo Domingo, and Agua.

Radius Population
100 km 5.5 million people
75 km 4.4 million people
50 km 910000 people
20 km 91000 people
10 km 20000 people
5 km 6500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Azua Dominican Republic 210000 people
Peravia Dominican Republic 200000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Agua Azua Dominican Republic Village - 3 km
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 68 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
Herrera HEX 66 Civ. Paved Yes 4100 59 km
Constanza COZ 1198 Civ. Paved No 5300 63 km
Barahona Habanero BRX 23 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Las Calderas Dominican Republic 17 km
Puerto Viejo de Azua DOPVA Dominican Republic 18 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Jiguey Nizao 1992 25 km
Valdesia Nizao 1975 26 km
Las Barias Nizao n/a 27 km

More information

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