M 4.7 in Venezuela on 17 May 2017 10:04 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: 91.13 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.9229 , -62.1768
Event Date: 17 May 2017 10:04 UTC
17 May 2017 06:04 Local
Exposed Population:
730000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10008szh
Inserted at: 17 May 2017 10:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.3 (Venezuela)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Venezuela= 4.3; Trinidad & Tobago= 3.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
us10008szh 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
1168105 -1 17 May 2017 10:04 4.7M, 91.13km N/A 730 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Venezuela , State of Sucre (population 741,866) . The nearest places are Puerto de Hierro, Macuro, Güiria, Yoco, Maraval, Puerto Escondido, Soro, Irapa, La Retraite, Unare, and Port-of-Spain.

Radius Population
100 km 730000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km 43000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sucre Venezuela 740000 people
Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1.3 million people
Monagas Venezuela 510000 people
Delta Amacuro Venezuela 92000 people
Grenada Grenada 96000 people
Neuva Esparta Venezuela 290000 people
Anzoategui Venezuela 1 million people
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110000 people
Bolivar Venezuela 980000 people
Dependencias Federales Venezuela -
St. Lucia Saint Lucia 140000 people
Barima-Waini Guyana -
Guarico Venezuela 530000 people
Miranda Venezuela 2 million people
Barbados Barbados 260000 people
Martinique Martinique 370000 people
Distrito Federal Venezuela 2.3 million people
Cuyuni-Mazaruni Guyana -
Dominica Dominica 71000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Puerto de Hierro Sucre Venezuela Village - 32 km
Macuro Sucre Venezuela Village - 39 km
Güiria Sucre Venezuela City - 40 km
Yoco Sucre Venezuela Village - 45 km
Maraval Sucre Venezuela Village - 50 km
Puerto Escondido Sucre Venezuela Village - 51 km
Soro Sucre Venezuela Village - 51 km
Irapa Sucre Venezuela Village - 59 km
La Retraite Trinidad and Tobago Village - 63 km
Unare Sucre Venezuela Village - 65 km
El Paujil Sucre Venezuela Village - 68 km
San Juan Sucre Venezuela Village - 68 km
Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago Capital 52000 people 82 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
Guiria GUI 13 Civ. Paved No 5100 42 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto de Hierro VEPHO Venezuela 34 km
Cristobal Colon Venezuela 40 km
Guiria VEGUI Venezuela 41 km
Chaguaramas TTCHA Trinidad and Tobago 62 km
Cronstadt Island Trinidad and Tobago 66 km
Tembladora TTTEM Trinidad and Tobago 70 km
Trinidad BOTDD Bolivia 77 km
Port Of Spain TTPOS Trinidad and Tobago 77 km
Point Lisas Port Trinidad and Tobago 95 km
Brighton TTLAB Trinidad and Tobago 96 km
Point Lisas TTPTS Trinidad and Tobago 99 km
Point Fortin TTPTF Trinidad and Tobago 99 km

More information

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