M 4.9 in Morocco on 12 Mar 2016 15:04 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.66 , -3.68
Event Date: 12 Mar 2016 15:04 UTC
12 Mar 2016 15:04 Local
Exposed Population:
1026889 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493884
Inserted at: 12 Mar 2016 15:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.1 0.1
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493884 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
1122109 0 12 Mar 2016 15:04 4.5M, 2km N/A 980 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 EMSC
1122111 0 12 Mar 2016 15:04 4.7M, 10km N/A 980 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1122112 0.3 12 Mar 2016 15:04 5.2M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:16 NEIC
1122130 0.1 12 Mar 2016 15:04 4.9M, 10km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:50 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 980000 people
75 km 180000 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 132 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 57 km
Melilla MLN 47 Civ. Paved Yes 4400 82 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Al Hoceima MAAHU Morocco 50 km
Alboran Island Spain 69 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim el Khattabi Neckor 1981 65 km

More information

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