M 4.6 in Dominican Republic on 26 Jul 2016 16:46 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: 17.21 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.4274 , -71.4252
Event Date: 26 Jul 2016 16:46 UTC
26 Jul 2016 12:46 Local
Exposed Population:
3110112 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006hv1
Inserted at: 26 Jul 2016 19:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006hv1 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
1134958 0 26 Jul 2016 16:46 4.6M, 17.21km N/A 3.1 million (in 100km) 02:19 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 Baoruco (population 94,606) . The nearest places are Neiba, Batey Nuevo, Duvergé, Galván, Angostura, Batey Dos, Apolinar Perdomo, Los Ríos, La Salina, and El Naranjo.

Radius Population
100 km 3.1 million people
75 km 1.3 million people
50 km 620000 people
20 km 96000 people
10 km 54000 people
5 km 3400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baoruco Dominican Republic 95000 people
Independencia Dominican Republic 47000 people
Barahona Dominican Republic 160000 people
San Juan Dominican Republic 290000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Neiba Baoruco Dominican Republic City - 6 km
Batey Nuevo Independencia Dominican Republic Village - 10 km
Duvergé Independencia Dominican Republic City 9800 people 12 km
Galván Baoruco Dominican Republic Village - 12 km
Angostura Independencia Dominican Republic Village - 14 km
Batey Dos Baoruco Dominican Republic Village - 17 km
Apolinar Perdomo Baoruco Dominican Republic Village - 17 km
Los Ríos Baoruco Dominican Republic Village - 21 km
La Salina Barahona Dominican Republic Village - 21 km
El Naranjo Independencia Dominican Republic Village - 23 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
Barahona Habanero BRX 23 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 37 km
San Juan de la M. SJM unknown 0 49 km
Cabo Rojo CBJ 11 Civ. Paved No 4900 60 km
Constanza COZ 1198 Civ. Paved No 5300 91 km
Mais Gate PAP 33 Civ. Paved Yes 9900 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Barahona DOBRX Dominican Republic 43 km
Cabo Rojo DOCBJ Dominican Republic 62 km
Puerto Viejo de Azua Dominican Republic 63 km
Azua DOPVA Dominican Republic 74 km
Puerto Viejo de Azua DOPVA Dominican Republic 78 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sabana Yegua Yaque del Sur 1978 51 km
Sabaneta San Juan 1981 64 km

More information

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