M 4.6 in Venezuela on 12 Nov 2012 12:08 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: 4.6M
Depth: 78.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.6681 , -61.9728
Event Date: 12 Nov 2012 12:08 UTC
12 Nov 2012 07:38 Local
Exposed Population:
1070000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dr7f
Inserted at: 12 Nov 2012 12:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dr7f 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
120824 0.5 12 Nov 2012 12:08 4.6M, 78.5km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 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 Venezuela , State of Sucre (population 741,866) . The nearest places are Port-of-Spain, and Macuro.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 820000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 1100 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sucre Venezuela 740000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Macuro Sucre Venezuela Village - 4 km
Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago Capital 52000 people 54 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
Guiria GUI 13 Civ. Paved No 5100 39 km
Piarco POS 17 Civ. Paved Yes 10500 70 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cristobal Colon Venezuela 5 km
Puerto de Hierro VEPHO Venezuela 12 km

More information

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