M 4.6 in Guadeloupe on 06 Nov 2016 18:27 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: 4.6M
Depth: 33.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.8131 , -60.8763
Event Date: 06 Nov 2016 18:27 UTC
06 Nov 2016 14:27 Local
Exposed Population:
263832 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100075vn
Inserted at: 06 Nov 2016 18:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100075vn 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
1145781 0 06 Nov 2016 18:27 4.6M, 33.58km N/A 260 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 Guadeloupe , of Guadeloupe (population 410,638) . The nearest places are Point du Nord, and Grande Anse.

Radius Population
100 km 260000 people
75 km 31000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 410000 people
Antigua & Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 65000 people
Montserrat Montserrat -
Dominica Dominica 71000 people
St. Kitts & Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 41000 people
Martinique Martinique 370000 people
Anguilla Anguilla 9200 people
St. Lucia Saint Lucia 140000 people
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110000 people
Virgin Is. Virgin Islands, U.S. 100000 people
Barbados Barbados 260000 people
British Virgin Is. Virgin Islands, British 18000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Point du Nord Guadeloupe Village - 55 km
Grande Anse Guadeloupe Village - 60 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
La Desirade Les Galets DSD unknown 0 55 km
St. Francois SFC unknown 0 76 km
Le Raizet PTP 11 Civ. Paved Yes 11400 92 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Port Louis Guadeloupe 83 km
Pointe-a-Pitre GPPTP Guadeloupe 94 km

More information

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