Overall Green Earthquake alert in Dominica on 21 Jan 2019 14:42 UTC

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M 4.5 in Dominica on 21 Jan 2019 14:42 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:	11.74 Km
Lat/Lon:	15.7661 , -61.6501
Event Date:	21 Jan 2019 14:42 UTC 21 Jan 2019 10:42 Local
Exposed Population:	480000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000j6u9
Inserted at:	21 Jan 2019 15:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.7 (Dominica)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us2000j6u9	Scaled population (vector)	5.68
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.83

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1245676		0	21 Jan 2019 14:42	4.5M, 11.74km	N/A	490 thousand (in 100km)		00:23	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 Guadeloupe , of Guadeloupe (population 410,638) . The nearest places are Le Bourg, Basse-Terre, Saint-Claude, Portsmouth, Capesterre, Grand-Bourg, Bouillante, Baroui, Marigot, Saint-Louis, and Scotts Head.

Radius	Population
100 km	490000 people
75 km	470000 people
50 km	140000 people
20 km	3500 people
10 km	1200 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe	410000 people
Dominica	Dominica	71000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Le Bourg		Guadeloupe	Village	-	10 km
Basse-Terre		Guadeloupe	Capital	11000 people	27 km
Saint-Claude		Guadeloupe	City	10000 people	29 km
Portsmouth	Saint John	Dominica	Village	3600 people	30 km
Capesterre		Guadeloupe	City	-	32 km
Grand-Bourg		Guadeloupe	Village	5800 people	40 km
Bouillante		Guadeloupe	Village	7400 people	43 km
Baroui	Saint Joseph	Dominica	Village	-	43 km
Marigot	Saint Andrew	Dominica	Village	2600 people	43 km
Saint-Louis		Guadeloupe	Village	-	43 km
Vernou		Guadeloupe	Village	-	46 km
Capesterre		Guadeloupe	Village	-	48 km
Pointe-à-Pitre		Guadeloupe	City	-	54 km
Pont Cassé	Saint Paul	Dominica	Village	<1000 people	54 km
La Pointe-Noire		Guadeloupe	Village	-	54 km
Baie-Mahault		Guadeloupe	Village	30000 people	55 km
Castle Bruce	Saint David	Dominica	Village	1400 people	55 km
Cadet		Guadeloupe	Village	-	56 km
Roseau	Saint George	Dominica	Capital	17000 people	59 km
Sainte-Anne		Guadeloupe	Village	23000 people	59 km
Bas Vent		Guadeloupe	Village	-	64 km
La Plaine	Saint Patrick	Dominica	Village	1300 people	65 km
Blanchet		Guadeloupe	Village	-	66 km
Dubuc	Saint Patrick	Dominica	Village	-	68 km
Scotts Head		Dominica	Village	-	69 km

see full list

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
Terre-de-Bas	HTB	unknown				0	9 km
Terre de Haut	LSS	unknown				0	13 km
Marie Galante	GBJ	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4000	42 km
Melville Hall	DOM	24	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4800	45 km
Basse-Terre Baillif	BBR	unknown				0	46 km
Dominica Cane	DCF	unknown				0	55 km
Canefield		4	Civ.	Paved	No	2500	55 km
Le Raizet	PTP	11	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11400	57 km
St. Francois	SFC	unknown				0	66 km
La Desirade Les Galets	DSD	unknown				0	92 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Bourg Des Saintes		Guadeloupe	14 km
Basse Terre	GPBBR	Guadeloupe	26 km
Portsmouth	DMPOR	Dominica	29 km
Grand Bourg		Guadeloupe	38 km
Saint Louis		Guadeloupe	41 km
Pointe-a-Pitre	GPPTP	Guadeloupe	55 km
Roseau	DMRSU	Dominica	59 km
Port Louis		Guadeloupe	73 km

More information

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