M 4.5 in Martinique on 02 Dec 2016 22:11 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: 4.5M
Depth: 49.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.9882 , -60.4395
Event Date: 02 Dec 2016 22:11 UTC
02 Dec 2016 18:11 Local
Exposed Population:
404606 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007egf
Inserted at: 02 Dec 2016 22:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007egf 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
1148985 0 02 Dec 2016 22:11 4.5M, 49.58km N/A 400 thousand (in 100km) 00:34 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 Martinique , of Martinique (population 374,574) . The nearest places are Hyacinthe, Léro, Le Vauclin, and Fort-de-France.

Radius Population
100 km 400000 people
75 km 150000 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
Martinique Martinique 370000 people
Dominica Dominica 71000 people
St. Lucia Saint Lucia 140000 people
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 410000 people
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110000 people
Barbados Barbados 260000 people
Antigua & Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 65000 people
Montserrat Montserrat -
Grenada Grenada 96000 people
St. Kitts & Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 41000 people
Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1.3 million people
Anguilla Anguilla 9200 people
Sucre Venezuela 740000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hyacinthe Martinique Village - 62 km
Léro Martinique Village - 64 km
Le Vauclin Martinique Village 7700 people 66 km
Fort-de-France Martinique Capital 89000 people 81 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
Le Lamentin FDF 5 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 74 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
La Trinite Martinique 63 km
Le Robert Martinique 63 km
Le Marin Martinique 75 km
Fort de France MQFDF Martinique 80 km
Saint Pierre Martinique 85 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Saint Pierre la Manzo Manche 1978 69 km

More information

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