M 4.9 in Bolivia on 21 Dec 2015 16:21 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: 4.9M
Depth: 39 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.0826 , -63.4037
Event Date: 21 Dec 2015 16:21 UTC
21 Dec 2015 12:21 Local
Exposed Population:
1686056 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Dec 2015 19:54 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
1112593 0.2 21 Dec 2015 16:21 4.9M, 39km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 03:32 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 Bolivia , Department of Santa Cruz (population 1,361,645) . The nearest places are Santa Cruz, Limoncito, and Tarum�.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 1.5 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 12000 people
10 km 3600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Santa Cruz Bolivia 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tarum� Santa Cruz Bolivia Village - 5 km
Limoncito Santa Cruz Bolivia Village 3600 people 6 km
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Bolivia Major city 1.3 million people 39 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
El Trompillo SRZ 418 Civ. Paved Yes 9100 39 km
Viru Viru International VVI 373 Civ. Paved Yes 11400 56 km

More information

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