M 4.7 in Colombia on 28 Nov 2015 10:59 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: 4.7M
Depth: 16.16 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.8679 , -71.182
Event Date: 28 Nov 2015 10:59 UTC
28 Nov 2015 05:59 Local
Exposed Population:
About 20187 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Nov 2015 11:24 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
1108831 0 28 Nov 2015 10:59 4.7M, 16.16km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Meta (population 588,689) . The nearest places are and Guacome.

Radius Population
100 km 20000 people
75 km 10000 people
50 km 4800 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Meta Colombia 590000 people
Vichada Colombia 20000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Guacome Meta Colombia Village - 11 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
Guerima GMC unknown 23 km
Carimagua CCO unknown 82 km

More information

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