M 4.6 in Venezuela on 17 Jan 2018 01:49 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: 95.13 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.0069 , -62.384
Event Date: 17 Jan 2018 01:49 UTC
16 Jan 2018 21:49 Local
Exposed Population:
260000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000ck7q
Inserted at: 17 Jan 2018 02:17 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 0 0
us2000ck7q Scaled population (vector) 5.14  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.9  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1194537 0 17 Jan 2018 01:49 4.6M, 95.13km N/A 270 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 Escondido, Maraval, Puerto de Hierro, Yoco, Güiria, Unare, Soro, San Juan, Irapa, El Paujil, and Agua Fría.

Radius Population
100 km 270000 people
75 km 87000 people
50 km 50000 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
Miranda Venezuela 2 million people
Guarico Venezuela 530000 people
Barima-Waini Guyana -
Barbados Barbados 260000 people
Martinique Martinique 370000 people
Distrito Federal Venezuela 2.3 million people
Dominica Dominica 71000 people
Aragua Venezuela 1.2 million people
Cuyuni-Mazaruni Guyana -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Puerto Escondido Sucre Venezuela Village - 38 km
Maraval Sucre Venezuela Village - 42 km
Puerto de Hierro Sucre Venezuela Village - 43 km
Yoco Sucre Venezuela Village - 44 km
Güiria Sucre Venezuela City - 48 km
Unare Sucre Venezuela Village - 48 km
Soro Sucre Venezuela Village - 51 km
San Juan Sucre Venezuela Village - 53 km
Irapa Sucre Venezuela Village - 53 km
El Paujil Sucre Venezuela Village - 56 km
San Juan de las Galdonas Sucre Venezuela Village - 61 km
Macuro Sucre Venezuela Village - 62 km
Yaguaraparo Sucre Venezuela Village - 69 km
Agua Fría Sucre Venezuela Village - 69 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 49 km
Rio de Agua 10 0 85 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Guiria VEGUI Venezuela 49 km
Puerto de Hierro VEPHO Venezuela 53 km
Cristobal Colon Venezuela 63 km
Chaguaramas TTCHA Trinidad and Tobago 86 km
Cronstadt Island Trinidad and Tobago 91 km
Tembladora TTTEM Trinidad and Tobago 95 km

More information

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