M 4.6 in Yemen on 14 Jan 2013 01:14 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.59 , 47.38
Event Date: 14 Jan 2013 01:14 UTC
14 Jan 2013 04:14 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 14 Jan 2013 04:46 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
121941 0.5 14 Jan 2013 01:14 4.5M, 6.4km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:58 NEIC
121943 0.5 14 Jan 2013 01:14 4.6M, 2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 03:32 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 Yemen , Governorate of Abyan.

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
Abyan Yemen -
'Ataq Yemen -
Sanaag Somalia 420000 people
Hadhramaut Yemen -
Bari Somalia 440000 people
Al Bayda' Yemen -
Lahij Yemen -
Woqooyi Galbeed Somalia 1.3 million people
Aden Yemen 3.2 million people
Ma'rib Yemen -
Togdheer Somalia 750000 people
Ibb Yemen -
Ta'izz Yemen -
Sool Somalia -
Dhamar Yemen -
Undefined Yemen -
Al Jawf Yemen -
San'a' Yemen -
Awdal Somalia -
Nugaal Somalia 220000 people
Al Hudaydah Yemen -
Obock Djibouti 18000 people
Al Mahrah Yemen -
Denakil Eritrea -
Djibouti Djibouti 300000 people
'Ali Sabih Djibouti 38000 people
Harerge Ethiopia 5.6 million people
Najran Saudi Arabia 320000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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