M 4.7 in Venezuela on 21 Aug 2012 16:40 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: 4.7M
Depth: 51.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.7925 , -66.4165
Event Date: 21 Aug 2012 16:40 UTC
21 Aug 2012 12:10 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012enan
Inserted at: 21 Aug 2012 18:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012enan Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
118988 0.5 21 Aug 2012 16:40 4.7M, 51.2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:33 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 Miranda (population 2,042,530) . The nearest places are and Caracas.

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
Miranda Venezuela 2 million people
Distrito Federal Venezuela 2.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Caracas Distrito Federal Venezuela Capital 1.8 million people 153 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
La Orchila 2 Mil. Paved No 9800 26 km
Los Roques LRV unknown 37 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Islas Des Roques Venezuela 36 km

More information

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