M 4.7 in Dominican Republic on 24 Feb 2016 08:18 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: 95.13 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.7292 , -69.4339
Event Date: 24 Feb 2016 08:18 UTC
24 Feb 2016 04:18 Local
Exposed Population:
5303836 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Feb 2016 08:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1120424 -0.9 24 Feb 2016 08:18 4.7M, 122km N/A 5.3 million (in 100km) 00:05 NTWC    
1120428 -0.9 24 Feb 2016 08:18 4.7M, 95.13km N/A 5.3 million (in 100km) 00:17 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 Plata (population 114,071) . The nearest places are and Santo Domingo.

Radius Population
100 km 5.3 million people
75 km 4.3 million people
50 km 740000 people
20 km 67000 people
10 km 5500 people
5 km 1400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Dominican Republic Monte Plata 110000 people
Dominican Republic Hato Major 180000 people
Dominican Republic San Pedro de Macor¡s 210000 people
Dominican Republic El Seibo 76000 people
Dominican Republic Samana 79000 people
Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional 2.8 million people
Dominican Republic Duarte 280000 people
Dominican Republic La Romana 180000 people
Dominican Republic Maria Trinidad S 140000 people
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 1.6 million people
Dominican Republic Sanchez Ramirez 150000 people
Dominican Republic La Altagracia 120000 people
Dominican Republic San Cristobal 170000 people
Dominican Republic Monsenor Novel 150000 people
Dominican Republic La Vega 310000 people
Dominican Republic Peravia 200000 people
Dominican Republic Espaillat 200000 people
Dominican Republic Salcedo 120000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 65 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
Sabana de La Mar SNX unknown 24 km
Arroyo Barril 35 39 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Botado Dominican Republic 39 km
Santa Barbara de Samana Dominican Republic 40 km

More information

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