Overall Green Earthquake alert in Anguilla on 24 Dec 2017 15:12 UTC

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M 5.2 in Anguilla on 24 Dec 2017 15:12 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:	5.2M
Depth:	74.55 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.0967 , -62.7968
Event Date:	24 Dec 2017 15:12 UTC 24 Dec 2017 11:12 Local
Exposed Population:	130000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000bvnl
Inserted at:	24 Dec 2017 15:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.3 (St. Kitts & Nevis)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000bvnl	Scaled population (vector)	5.29
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.79

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1191998		0	24 Dec 2017 15:12	5.5M, 63km	N/A	100 thousand (in 100km)		00:05	PTWC
1192002		0	24 Dec 2017 15:12	5.2M, 74.55km	N/A	140 thousand (in 100km)		00:16	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 Anguilla , of Anguilla (population 9,208) . The nearest places are The Valley, Anse Marcel, French Cul de Sac, Green Cay, Blowing Point, Grand Case, Orleans, Colombier, St Louis, Dutch Cul de Sac, and Lowlands.

Radius	Population
100 km	100000 people
75 km	95000 people
50 km	64000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Anguilla	Anguilla	9200 people
St. Kitts & Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	41000 people
Antigua & Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	65000 people
British Virgin Is.	Virgin Islands, British	18000 people
Montserrat	Montserrat	-
Virgin Is.	Virgin Islands, U.S.	100000 people
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe	410000 people
Humacao	Puerto Rico	-
Dominica	Dominica	71000 people
Guayama	Puerto Rico	-
Bayamon	Puerto Rico	-
San Juan	Puerto Rico	-
Arecibo	Puerto Rico	-
Ponce	Puerto Rico	-
Martinique	Martinique	370000 people
Mayag?ez	Puerto Rico	-
Aguadilla	Puerto Rico	-

Affected populated places

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
The Valley	Anguilla	Capital	1400 people	39 km
Anse Marcel	Guadeloupe	Village	-	41 km
French Cul de Sac	Guadeloupe	Village	-	41 km
Green Cay	Guadeloupe	Village	-	42 km
Blowing Point	Anguilla	Village	<1000 people	42 km
Grand Case	Guadeloupe	Village	-	44 km
Orleans	Guadeloupe	Village	-	45 km
Colombier	Guadeloupe	Village	-	46 km
St Louis	Guadeloupe	Village	-	46 km
Dutch Cul de Sac	Netherlands Antilles	Village	-	47 km
Point Blanche	Netherlands Antilles	Village	-	48 km
Marigot	Guadeloupe	Village	3300 people	48 km
Philipsburg	Netherlands Antilles	City	6400 people	48 km
Concordia	Guadeloupe	Village	-	49 km
Gustavia	Guadeloupe	City	-	49 km
Fort Amsterdam	Netherlands Antilles	Village	-	50 km
Koolbaai	Netherlands Antilles	Village	-	50 km
Sandy Ground	Guadeloupe	Village	-	50 km
West End Village	Anguilla	Village	-	51 km
Lowlands	Netherlands Antilles	Village	-	53 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
Wallblake	AXA	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3600	39 km
Grand Case	CCE	2	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	44 km
St. Barthelemy	SBH	unknown	Civ.	Paved	No	2100	48 km
Prinses Juliana	SXM	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	52 km
F D Roosevelt	EUX	38	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4200	96 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Blowing Point	AIBLP	Anguilla	43 km
Philipsburg	ANPHI	Netherlands Antilles	49 km
Marigot		Guadeloupe	49 km
Gustavia	GPGUS	Guadeloupe	49 km
Oranjestad		Netherlands Antilles	98 km

More information

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