M 5.1 in Comoros on 21 Sep 2016 01:08 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -12.4971 , 43.2695
Event Date: 21 Sep 2016 01:08 UTC
21 Sep 2016 04:08 Local
Exposed Population:
300432 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006r9h
Inserted at: 21 Sep 2016 01:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006r9h 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
1140576 0 21 Sep 2016 01:08 5.1M, 10km N/A 300 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Comoros , of Comoros. The nearest places are Miringoni, Ouallah, Fomboni, Bandani, Iconi, and Moroni.

Radius Population
100 km 300000 people
75 km 86000 people
50 km 11000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Comoros Comoros -
Mayotte Mayotte -
Cabo Delgado Mozambique 1.3 million people
Nampula Mozambique 3.3 million people
Mtwara Tanzania 1.1 million people
Mahajanga Madagascar 1.4 million people
Lindi Tanzania 790000 people
Glorioso Is. Miscellaneous (French) Indian Ocean Islands -
Seychelles Seychelles 73000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Miringoni Comoros Village <1000 people 46 km
Ouallah Comoros Village - 47 km
Fomboni Comoros Village 15000 people 56 km
Bandani Comoros Village - 63 km
Iconi Comoros Village - 65 km
Moroni Comoros Capital 43000 people 88 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
Moheli Bandar Es Salam NWA 14 Civ. Paved No 4200 58 km
Moroni Iconi YVA 10 Civ. Paved No 4400 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Fomboni Comoros 57 km
Moroni KMYVA Comoros 90 km

More information

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