M 4.6 in Morocco on 09 Mar 2016 23:46 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 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.69 , -3.63
Event Date: 09 Mar 2016 23:46 UTC
09 Mar 2016 23:46 Local
Exposed Population:
929460 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493253
Inserted at: 10 Mar 2016 00:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493253 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
1121828 0 09 Mar 2016 23:46 4.9M, 10km N/A 940 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
1121831 0.1 09 Mar 2016 23:46 4.9M, 5km N/A 990 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 EMSC
1121832 0.1 09 Mar 2016 23:46 4.9M, 14km N/A 990 thousand (in 100km) 00:32 EMSC
1121833 0 09 Mar 2016 23:46 4.6M, 10km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 00:38 EMSC
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 Morocco , Region of Eastern (population 2,037,871) . The nearest places are and M�laga.

Radius Population
100 km 940000 people
75 km 320000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Eastern Morocco 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
M�laga Andaluc�a (Andalusia) Spain Major city 530000 people 140 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
Charif Al Idrissi AHU 27 Civ. Paved Yes 7000 63 km
Melilla MLN 47 Civ. Paved Yes 4400 70 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Alboran Island Spain 54 km
Cape Tres Forcas Morocco 57 km
Al Hoceima MAAHU Morocco 59 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim el Khattabi Neckor 1981 70 km

More information

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