M 4.6 in Saudi Arabia on 07 May 2017 14:23 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: 11.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.7923 , 40.2306
Event Date: 07 May 2017 14:23 UTC
07 May 2017 17:23 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10008qb8
Inserted at: 07 May 2017 15:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Saudi Arabia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008qb8 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
1166860 0 07 May 2017 14:23 4.6M, 11.2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:39 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 Saudi Arabia , Emirate of Makkah (population 3,629,407) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no 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
Makkah Saudi Arabia 3.6 million people
Sahil Eritrea 420000 people
Jizan Saudi Arabia 1.2 million people
'Asir Saudi Arabia 1.9 million people
Ash Sharqiyah Sudan -
Samhar Eritrea -
Al Bahah Saudi Arabia 2.3 million people
Senhit Eritrea -
Baraka Eritrea -
Denakil Eritrea -
Hamasen Eritrea 920000 people
Akale Guzay Eritrea 450000 people
Hajjah Yemen -
Sa'dah Yemen -
Seraye Eritrea 510000 people
Al Hudaydah Yemen -
Najran Saudi Arabia 320000 people
Tigray Ethiopia 3.2 million people
San'a' Yemen -
Al Mahwit Yemen -
Undefined Yemen -
Al Jawf Yemen -
Ar Riyad Saudi Arabia 4 million people
Gonder Ethiopia 4 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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