M 4.6 in Brazil on 30 Aug 2020 10:44 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -13.2878 , -39.5254
Event Date: 30 Aug 2020 10:44 UTC
30 Aug 2020 07:44 Local
Exposed Population:
1600000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bf08
Inserted at: 30 Aug 2020 12:34 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.1 (Brazil)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bf08 Scaled population (vector) 6.25  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.88  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1329280 0 30 Aug 2020 10:44 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 01:50 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 Brazil , State of Bahia (population 12,400,980) . The nearest places are Fojo, Mutuípe, Jiquiriça, Serra Grande, Ubaíra, Bento, Pé de Serra, Laje, Juruvalho, Baixa Alegre, and Pôrto do Costa.

Radius Population
100 km 1.6 million people
75 km 880000 people
50 km 430000 people
20 km 75000 people
10 km 31000 people
5 km 3000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bahia Brazil 12.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Fojo Bahia Brazil Village - 2 km
Mutuípe Bahia Brazil Village 9200 people 7 km
Jiquiriça Bahia Brazil City - 8 km
Serra Grande Bahia Brazil Village - 8 km
Ubaíra Bahia Brazil Village 8100 people 15 km
Bento Bahia Brazil Village - 15 km
Pé de Serra Bahia Brazil Village - 17 km
Laje Bahia Brazil Village - 18 km
Juruvalho Bahia Brazil Village - 18 km
Baixa Alegre Bahia Brazil Village - 18 km
Moenda Bahia Brazil Village - 18 km
Cágado Bahia Brazil Village - 19 km
Jenipapo Bahia Brazil Village - 19 km
Tacanha Grande Bahia Brazil Village - 19 km
Itabaiana Bahia Brazil Village - 20 km
Conceição Bahia Brazil Village - 20 km
Presidente Tancredo Neves Bahia Brazil City - 20 km
Baixinha Bahia Brazil Village - 21 km
Relíquia Bahia Brazil Village - 22 km
Duas Barras Bahia Brazil Village - 22 km
Tacanha Bahia Brazil Village - 22 km
Serra Bahia Brazil Village - 22 km
Alto Sêco Bahia Brazil Village - 23 km
Uruçu Bahia Brazil Village - 23 km
Sapucaia Bahia Brazil Village - 24 km
Quati Bahia Brazil Village - 24 km
Alunas Bahia Brazil Village - 25 km
Engenheiro Pontes Bahia Brazil Village - 25 km
Banco Bahia Brazil Village - 25 km
Córrego Bahia Brazil Village - 25 km
Areia Fina Bahia Brazil Village - 26 km
Buris dos Lopes Bahia Brazil Village - 26 km
Carcanha Bahia Brazil Village - 26 km
Pilar Bahia Brazil Village - 26 km
Corta Mão Bahia Brazil Village - 26 km
Engenheiro Franca Bahia Brazil Village - 26 km
Linda Rosa Bahia Brazil Village - 27 km
Acaju Bahia Brazil Village - 28 km
Cavaco Bahia Brazil Village - 30 km
Arco Verde Bahia Brazil Village - 30 km
Burietá Bahia Brazil Village - 30 km
Amargosa Bahia Brazil Village 22000 people 30 km
São Miguel das Matas Bahia Brazil Village - 30 km
Capão Bahia Brazil Village - 31 km
Santa Inês Bahia Brazil Village 10000 people 31 km
Guerém Bahia Brazil Village - 31 km
Olhos d'Água Bahia Brazil Village - 31 km
Rufino Félix Bahia Brazil Village - 31 km
Queimada Bahia Brazil Village - 32 km
Caldeirão Bahia Brazil Village - 32 km
Novo Paraíso Bahia Brazil Village - 32 km
Cravolândia Bahia Brazil City - 32 km
Bitenambi Bahia Brazil Village - 33 km
Justina Bahia Brazil Village - 33 km
Rio da Areia Bahia Brazil Village - 35 km
Brondó Bahia Brazil Village - 35 km
Corrente Bahia Brazil Village - 35 km
Brejões Bahia Brazil Village - 35 km
Joana Bahia Brazil Village - 36 km
Teolândia Bahia Brazil City - 36 km
Tartaruga Bahia Brazil Village - 36 km
Figueiredo Bahia Brazil Village - 36 km
Vargem Grande Bahia Brazil Village - 36 km
Três Braços Bahia Brazil Village - 36 km
Itachama Bahia Brazil Village - 37 km
Tabuleiro Bahia Brazil Village - 37 km
Elísio Medrado Bahia Brazil City - 37 km
Diógenes Sampaio Bahia Brazil Village - 38 km
Varzedo Bahia Brazil Village - 38 km
Emprêsa Bahia Brazil Village - 38 km
São Paulo Bahia Brazil Village - 39 km
Baixão Bahia Brazil Village - 39 km
Ponto Obrigado Bahia Brazil Village - 39 km
Batista Bahia Brazil Village - 39 km
Taboleiro do Castro Bahia Brazil Village - 40 km
Boa Paz Bahia Brazil Village - 40 km
Bonfim Bahia Brazil Village - 40 km
Riacho Sêco Bahia Brazil Village - 40 km
Barriguda Bahia Brazil Village - 40 km
Rio da Dona Bahia Brazil Village - 41 km
Taboca Bahia Brazil Village - 42 km
Pouca Conta Bahia Brazil Village - 42 km
São Fidélis Bahia Brazil Village - 43 km
Altamira Bahia Brazil Village - 43 km
Baixa do Riachão Bahia Brazil Village - 44 km
Rio das Almas Bahia Brazil Village - 44 km
Mingau Bahia Brazil Village - 44 km
Indaiá Bahia Brazil Village - 44 km
Cunhangi Bahia Brazil Village - 44 km
São Jorge Bahia Brazil Village - 44 km
Monte Cruzeiro Bahia Brazil Village - 44 km
Água Comprida Bahia Brazil Village - 45 km
Santo Antônio de Jesus Bahia Brazil Village 68000 people 45 km
Wenceslau Guimarães Bahia Brazil City - 45 km
Lagoas Bahia Brazil Village - 45 km
Mingau de Baixo Bahia Brazil Village - 46 km
Tacaré Bahia Brazil Village - 46 km
Poço d'Arco Bahia Brazil Village - 47 km
Bela Vista Bahia Brazil Village - 47 km
Palestina Bahia Brazil Village - 48 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
Amargosa 425 0 35 km
Itubera ITE unknown 0 58 km
Valenca VAL 6 0 58 km
Castro Alves 264 0 58 km
Jequie JEQ 197 Civ. Paved No 4100 88 km
Cachoeira CCQ unknown 0 97 km
Bahia Aeroclube 4 0 98 km
Ipiau IPU 150 0 100 km
Maracas 100 0 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Camamu Brazil 92 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pedra do Cavalo Paraguassu 1986 97 km

More information

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