Overall Green Earthquake alert in Tanzania on 10 Sep 2016 12:27 UTC

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M 5.9 in Tanzania on 10 Sep 2016 12:27 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:	5.9M
Depth:	40 Km
Lat/Lon:	-1.0302 , 31.5604
Event Date:	10 Sep 2016 12:27 UTC 10 Sep 2016 15:27 Local
Exposed Population:	490000 people in MMI 3490000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10006nkx
Inserted at:	11 Sep 2016 05:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10006nkx	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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1139531	10 Sep 2016 12:27	5.7M, 10km	6.9	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:20	NEIC
1139580	10 Sep 2016 12:27	5.9M, 10km	7.93	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	15:05	NEIC
1139591	10 Sep 2016 12:27	5.9M, 40km	7.99	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	16:59	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 Tanzania , Region of Ziwa Magharibi (population 1,326,183) . The nearest places are Minziro, Bulembe, Ruzinga, Kakira, Buyango, Kakindu, Kyesimbi, Mtukula, Kanyigo, and Itara.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.5 million people
75 km	2 million people
50 km	930000 people
20 km	84000 people
10 km	11000 people
5 km	6600 people
2 km	1200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ziwa Magharibi	Tanzania	1.3 million people
South Buganda	Uganda	5.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Minziro	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	4 km
Bulembe	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	8 km
Ruzinga	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	11 km
Kakira	Rakai	Uganda	Village	-	15 km
Buyango	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	16 km
Kakindu	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	16 km
Kyesimbi	Rakai	Uganda	Village	-	18 km
Mtukula	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	19 km
Kanyigo	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	20 km
Itara	Kagera (Kiwa Magharibi)	Tanzania	Village	-	21 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
Bukoba	BKZ	1141	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	44 km

More information

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