M 4.5 in Dominican Republic on 02 Jan 2016 15:25 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: 12.24 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.7865 , -71.4771
Event Date: 02 Jan 2016 15:25 UTC
02 Jan 2016 11:25 Local
Exposed Population:
3008986 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 Jan 2016 17:42 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
1114032 0 02 Jan 2016 15:25 4.5M, 12.24km N/A 3 million (in 100km) 02:16 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 Monte Cristi (population 100,343) . The nearest places are Port-au-Prince, Los Manatiales, Lucas Evangelista de Pe�a, and Palo Verde.

Radius Population
100 km 3 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 540000 people
20 km 78000 people
10 km 33000 people
5 km 5300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Monte Cristi Dominican Republic 100000 people
Dajabon Dominican Republic 69000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Los Manatiales Monti Cristi Dominican Republic Village - 6 km
Lucas Evangelista de Pe�a Monti Cristi Dominican Republic City - 6 km
Palo Verde Monti Cristi Dominican Republic Village - 8 km
Port-au-Prince Ouest Haiti Capital 1.2 million people 165 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
Dajabon 63 Civ. Unpaved No 5500 33 km
Cap Haitien CAP 5 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Manzanillo DOMAN Dominican Republic 30 km
Fort Liberte HTFLI Haiti 40 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Moncion Mao n/a 55 km

More information

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