M 6 in Yemen on 15 Jul 2018 13:09 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: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.8192 , 51.6505
Event Date: 15 Jul 2018 13:09 UTC
15 Jul 2018 16:09 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000g5mh
Inserted at: 15 Jul 2018 13:28 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Yemen)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000g5mh Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1219654 0 15 Jul 2018 13:09 6M, 10km 3.61 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 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 Yemen , Governorate of Al Mahrah.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no 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
Al Mahrah Yemen -
Hadhramaut Yemen -
Aden Yemen 3.2 million people
Bari Somalia 440000 people
'Ataq Yemen -
Zufar Oman -
Sanaag Somalia 420000 people
Abyan Yemen -

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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