M 5.3 in Spain on 21 Dec 2012 00:23 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: 5.3M
Depth: 23 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.9 , -4.19
Event Date: 21 Dec 2012 00:23 UTC
21 Dec 2012 01:23 Local
Exposed Population:
2280000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 21 Dec 2012 00:27 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
121540 0.5 21 Dec 2012 00:23 5.3M, 23km N/A 2.3 million (in 100km) 00:04 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 Spain , Autonomous Community of Andalucia (population 6,949,643) . The nearest places are M�laga, Periana, and Comares.

Radius Population
100 km 2.3 million people
75 km 1.9 million people
50 km 940000 people
20 km 76000 people
10 km 8400 people
5 km 1900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Andalucia Spain 6.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Periana Andaluc�a (Andalusia) Spain Village 3400 people 5 km
Comares Andaluc�a (Andalusia) Spain Village 1500 people 6 km
M�laga Andaluc�a (Andalusia) Spain Major city 530000 people 27 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
Leoni Benabu 39 12 km
Jayena 1056 34 km
Malaga AGP 16 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 35 km
Torremolinos UTL unknown 40 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Malaga ESAGP Spain 27 km
Torremolinas Spain 40 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
La Vinuela Guaro 1986 5 km

More information

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