M 4.5 in Dominican Republic on 12 Dec 2015 00:32 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: 24.35 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.0094 , -69.2878
Event Date: 12 Dec 2015 00:32 UTC
11 Dec 2015 20:32 Local
Exposed Population:
4767844 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Dec 2015 02:15 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
1111220 -1 12 Dec 2015 00:32 4.6M, 84km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:06 NTWC    
1111227 0 12 Dec 2015 00:32 4.5M, 24.35km N/A 4.8 million (in 100km) 01:42 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 Dominican Republic , Province of Samana (population 79,018) . The nearest places are Santo Domingo, and Arroyo del Cabo.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 470000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 28000 people
10 km 10000 people
5 km 4000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Samana Dominican Republic 79000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Arroyo del Cabo Saman� Dominican Republic Village - 4 km
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 113 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
Arroyo Barril 35 27 km
Sabana de La Mar SNX unknown 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Santa Barbara de Samana Dominican Republic 17 km
Puerto Botado Dominican Republic 28 km

More information

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