M 4.9 in Uganda on 20 Nov 2012 16:23 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.8306 , 30.1531
Event Date: 20 Nov 2012 16:23 UTC
20 Nov 2012 19:23 Local
Exposed Population:
6970000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012ieas
Inserted at: 20 Nov 2012 18:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012ieas 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
120988 0.5 20 Nov 2012 16:23 4.9M, 10km N/A 7 million (in 100km) 02:06 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 Uganda , Region of Southern (population 2,899,671) . The nearest places are Kigali, and Kagamba.

Radius Population
100 km 7.1 million people
75 km 4.2 million people
50 km 2 million people
20 km 370000 people
10 km 100000 people
5 km 34000 people
2 km 4600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Uganda 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kagamba Ntungamo Uganda Village - 2 km
Kigali Kigali Rwanda Capital 730000 people 124 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
Ishasha 250 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 59 km
Mbarara MBQ 1402 Civ. Unpaved No 4400 60 km

More information

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