M 4.6 in Colombia on 14 Jan 2016 17:35 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10.51 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.9352 , -76.2159
Event Date: 14 Jan 2016 17:35 UTC
14 Jan 2016 12:35 Local
Exposed Population:
1184517 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Jan 2016 21:24 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
1115421 0 14 Jan 2016 17:35 4.6M, 10.51km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 03:48 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 Antioquia (population 4,601,187) .

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 270000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 20000 people
10 km 9700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Colombia Antioquia 4.6 million people
Colombia Choco 360000 people
Colombia Cordoba 1.2 million people

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
Jurado JUO unknown 65 km
Urrao URR unknown 69 km

More information

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