M 5.1 in Mayotte on 18 Jun 2018 13:43 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -13.0145 , 45.7484
Event Date: 18 Jun 2018 13:43 UTC
18 Jun 2018 16:43 Local
Exposed Population:
210000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000eui7
Inserted at: 18 Jun 2018 14:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000eui7 Scaled population (vector) 4.97  
  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
1215007 0 18 Jun 2018 13:43 5.1M, 10km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Mayotte , of Mayotte. The nearest places are Dzaoudzi, Bandele, Mamoudzou, Dapani, Dembeni, and Longoni.

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 180000 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
Mayotte Mayotte -
Comoros Comoros -
Glorioso Is. Miscellaneous (French) Indian Ocean Islands -
Antsiranana Madagascar 820000 people
Mahajanga Madagascar 1.4 million people
Seychelles Seychelles 73000 people
Toamasina Madagascar 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dzaoudzi Mayotte Village 14000 people 57 km
Bandele Mayotte Village - 63 km
Mamoudzou Mayotte Capital 55000 people 64 km
Dapani Mayotte Village - 64 km
Dembeni Mayotte Village 7300 people 65 km
Longoni Mayotte Village - 67 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
Dzaoudzi Pamanzi DZA 8 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 56 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Zaudzi Mayotte 58 km
Dzaoudzi YTDZA Mayotte 63 km

More information

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