M 4.5 in Morocco on 21 Oct 2012 11:15 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: 13 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.45 , -5.7
Event Date: 21 Oct 2012 11:15 UTC
21 Oct 2012 11:15 Local
Exposed Population:
3540000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2012 11:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
120364 0.5 21 Oct 2012 11:15 4.5M, 13km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 00:05 EMSC
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 Morocco , Region of North-West (population 5,754,506) . The nearest places are Tétouan, Tanger, and Beni Hatem.

Radius Population
100 km 3.6 million people
75 km 2.8 million people
50 km 1.8 million people
20 km 87000 people
10 km 26000 people
5 km 3000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
North-West Morocco 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Beni Hatem Morocco Village - 2 km
Tétouan Morocco Major city 320000 people 33 km
Tanger Morocco Major city 3 million people 39 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
Boukhalf TNG 19 Civ. Paved Yes 11400 37 km
Sania Ramel TTU 10 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 38 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Asilah MAASI Morocco 31 km
Tangier MATNG Morocco 39 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Ibn Batouta Mharhar 1977 21 km
Ajras Ajras 1969 23 km
Nakhla Nakhla 1961 27 km

More information

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