M 4.9 in Colombia on 14 Sep 2016 06:46 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.3397 , -76.163
Event Date: 14 Sep 2016 06:46 UTC
14 Sep 2016 01:46 Local
Exposed Population:
801144 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006pfi
Inserted at: 14 Sep 2016 07:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006pfi 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
1139913 0 14 Sep 2016 06:46 4.9M, 10km N/A 800 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Colombia , Department of Antioquia (population 4,601,187) . The nearest places are Antasales, Badillo, El Vallecito, La Trinidad, Mutatá, Altamira, Cacagual, Cruces, Barranquilla Betania, and Uramagrande.

Radius Population
100 km 800000 people
75 km 300000 people
50 km 65000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km 6600 people
5 km 2700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Antioquia Colombia 4.6 million people
Cordoba Colombia 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Antasales Antioquia Colombia Village - 2 km
Badillo Antioquia Colombia Village - 22 km
El Vallecito Antioquia Colombia Village - 25 km
La Trinidad Antioquia Colombia Village - 29 km
Mutatá Antioquia Colombia Village - 30 km
Altamira Antioquia Colombia Village - 34 km
Cacagual Cordoba Colombia Village - 34 km
Cruces Antioquia Colombia Village - 36 km
Barranquilla Betania Antioquia Colombia Village - 38 km
Uramagrande Antioquia Colombia Village - 39 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
Chigorodo IGO unknown 0 70 km
Uraba 30 Civ. Paved Yes 7100 80 km
Nueva Colonia 15 0 89 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Urra 1 Sinu n/a 75 km

More information

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