Overall Green Earthquake alert in Portugal on 17 Aug 2017 06:44 UTC

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M 4.5 in Portugal on 17 Aug 2017 06:44 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:	4.5M
Depth:	12 Km
Lat/Lon:	39.11 , -8.92
Event Date:	17 Aug 2017 06:44 UTC 17 Aug 2017 07:44 Local
Exposed Population:	4050000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC 612529
Inserted at:	17 Aug 2017 07:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	2 (Portugal)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0		0
612529	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1177713		0	17 Aug 2017 06:44	4.5M, 12km	N/A	4.1 million (in 100km)		01:00	EMSC

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 Portugal , District of Lisboa (population 2,048,200) . The nearest places are Casais do Monte Godelo, Corriola de Cima, Aveiras de Cima, Casais dos Britos, Casais dos Penedos, Aveiras de Baixo, Ota, Lapa, Azambuja, Atouguia, and São Miguel do Rio Torto.

Radius	Population
100 km	4.1 million people
75 km	3.8 million people
50 km	1.5 million people
20 km	130000 people
10 km	25000 people
5 km	4100 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lisboa	Portugal	2 million people
Santarem	Portugal	440000 people
Leiria	Portugal	430000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Casais do Monte Godelo	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	2 km
Corriola de Cima	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	4 km
Aveiras de Cima	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	4600 people	4 km
Casais dos Britos	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	4 km
Casais dos Penedos	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	5 km
Aveiras de Baixo	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	5 km
Ota	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	6 km
Lapa	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	7 km
Azambuja	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	7100 people	7 km
Atouguia	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	7 km
Vila Nova da Rainha	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	8 km
Ereira	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	8 km
Camarna	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	8 km
Bairro	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	8 km
Abrigada	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	9 km
Virtudes	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	9 km
Casais das Boiças	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	9 km
Cruz do Campo	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	9 km
Cañadas	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	9 km
Maçussa	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	9 km
Pontével	Santarém	Portugal	Village	4400 people	10 km
Vale da Pinta	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	10 km
Alenquer	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	9400 people	10 km
Alcoentre	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	3900 people	10 km
Carregado	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	10000 people	11 km
Rancas	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	11 km
São Salvador	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	11 km
Cabanas do Chão	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	12 km
Manique do Intendente	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	12 km
Espiçandeira	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	12 km
Vila Nova de São Pedro	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	12 km
Setil	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	12 km
Cartaxo	Santarém	Portugal	Village	10000 people	12 km
Olhalvo	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Reguengo	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Cadafais	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Quartel	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Torrão	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Cabanas de Torres	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Quebradas	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Albergaria	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Refugidos	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	13 km
Penedos de Alenquer	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	14 km
Arrifana	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	14 km
Cercal	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	14 km
Vila Chã de Ourique	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Castanheira do Ribatejo	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	7500 people	15 km
Valada	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Alforgemel	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Atalaia	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Pragança	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Salvaterra de Magos	Santarém	Portugal	Village	5100 people	15 km
Pipa	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Carnota	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Casa da Charneca	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	15 km
Rochaforte	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Arrouquelas	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Assentiz	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Morgado	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Escaropim	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Fonte Bela	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Ribafria	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Freixial de Cima	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Ventosa	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Vila Nova do Couto	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Póvoa	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	16 km
Aldeia Galega da Merceana	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	17 km
Avenal	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	17 km
Cachoeiras	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	17 km
Almoster	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	17 km
Atalaia	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	17 km
Vila Verde dos Francos	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	17 km
Chão do Sapo	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	18 km
Benavente	Santarém	Portugal	Village	8900 people	18 km
Pereiro Palhacana	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	18 km
Marmeleira	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	18 km
Muge	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	18 km
Sobrena	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	18 km
Ribeira de São João	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	18 km
Louriceira	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	18 km
Arneiros	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Vale de Santarém	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Póvoa da Isenta	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Foros de Salvaterra	Santarém	Portugal	Village	4000 people	19 km
São João da Ribeira	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Martim Joanes	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Vilar	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Cardosas	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Boiças	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Casal do Paúl	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Asseiceira	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Alguber	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	19 km
Alfovês	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	20 km
Carmões	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	20 km
Vila Franca de Xira	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	18000 people	20 km
Azambujeira	Santarém	Portugal	Village	-	20 km
Arruda dos Vinhos	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	6100 people	20 km
Brancos	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	20 km
Figueiros	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	20 km
Peral	Lisboa (Lisbon)	Portugal	Village	-	21 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
Ota		43				0	5 km
Alverca		3	Mil.	Paved	No	8200	28 km
Alcochete		41				0	40 km
Lisboa	LIS	114	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12400	43 km
Montijo		14	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8000	47 km
Sintra		134	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5900	48 km
Cascais		90	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	58 km
Tancos		81	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7500	62 km
Santa Margarida		165				0	63 km
Monte Real		57	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8000	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cape Carveiro		Portugal	50 km
Lisbon	PTLIS	Portugal	52 km
Barreiro		Portugal	55 km
Nazare		Portugal	55 km
Cape Roca		Portugal	63 km
Cascais	PTCAS	Portugal	63 km
Setubal	PTSET	Portugal	67 km
Cape Espichel		Portugal	82 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Montargil	Sor	1958	65 km
	Castelo do Bode	Zezere	1951	70 km
Pego do Altar	Pego do Altar	Santa Catarina	1949	90 km

More information

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