M 4.6 in Colombia on 15 Jun 2016 02:54 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: 10.92 Km
Lat/Lon: 5.6926 , -77.5599
Event Date: 15 Jun 2016 02:54 UTC
14 Jun 2016 21:54 Local
Exposed Population:
173440 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200064h0
Inserted at: 15 Jun 2016 03:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200064h0 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
1131164 0 15 Jun 2016 02:54 4.6M, 10.92km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 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 Choco (population 363,180) . The nearest places are Coqu�, and Arus�.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 66000 people
50 km 24000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Choco Colombia 360000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Arus� Choco Colombia Village - 15 km
Coqu� Choco Colombia Village - 27 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
Nuqui NQU unknown 31 km
Jose Celestino Mutis BSC 24 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 59 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bahia Solarno Colombia 52 km

More information

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