M 4.7 in Djibouti on 14 Apr 2017 10:44 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.9142 , 43.3985
Event Date: 14 Apr 2017 10:44 UTC
14 Apr 2017 13:44 Local
Exposed Population:
640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10008hit
Inserted at: 14 Apr 2017 11:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
9 (Somalia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Somalia= 9; Eritrea= 7.9; Yemen= 7.9; Djibouti= 6.5

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008hit Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1163960 0 14 Apr 2017 10:44 4.7M, 10km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 01:09 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 Djibouti , District of Obock (population 18,421) . The nearest places are Obock, Djibouti, Khor Angar, Loyado, Tadjoura, Fagal, Takhushih, and Saylac.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 560000 people
50 km 350000 people
20 km 18000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Obock Djibouti 18000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Obock Djibouti Village - 13 km
Djibouti Djibouti Capital 400000 people 45 km
Khor Angar Djibouti Village - 52 km
Loyado Djibouti Village - 53 km
Tadjoura Djibouti Village - 58 km
Fagal Djibouti Village - 60 km
Takhushih Awdal Somalia Village - 63 km
Saylac Woqooyi Galbeed Somalia City - 63 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
Obock OBC 21 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 14 km
Djibouti Ambouli JIB 15 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 48 km
Tadjoura Ambouli TDJ 75 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 56 km
Chabelley 27 0 57 km
Herkale 2 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 58 km
Musha MHI unknown 0 77 km
Assa-Gueyla 760 Civ. Unpaved No 5300 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Obock Djibouti 15 km
Djibouti DJJIB Djibouti 45 km
Tadjoura Djibouti 57 km
Zeila Somalia 67 km
Perim I. YEPRM Yemen 82 km
Raheita Eritrea 98 km

More information

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