M 4.7 in Colombia on 21 Sep 2020 14:59 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.4651 , -78.408
Event Date: 21 Sep 2020 14:59 UTC
21 Sep 2020 09:59 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bqrk
Inserted at: 21 Sep 2020 15:32 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4 (Colombia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bqrk Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1333916 0 21 Sep 2020 14:59 4.7M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:32 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 Colombia , Department of Choco (population 363,180) .

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
Choco Colombia 360000 people
Valle del Cauca Colombia 3.4 million people
Cauca Colombia 960000 people
Narino Colombia 1.2 million people
Risaralda Colombia 760000 people
Antioquia Colombia 4.6 million people
Caldas Colombia 930000 people
Quindio Colombia 430000 people
Tolima Colombia 1.2 million people
Darien Panama 39000 people
Huila Colombia 810000 people
Esmeraldas Ecuador 340000 people
Carchi Ecuador 160000 people
Los Santos Panama 83000 people
Putumayo Colombia 230000 people
Cundinamarca Colombia 1.9 million people
Veraguas Panama 220000 people
Cordoba Colombia 1.2 million people
Imbabura Ecuador 290000 people
Caqueta Colombia 320000 people
Meta Colombia 590000 people
Herrera Panama 100000 people
Panama Panama 1.2 million people
Sucumbios Ecuador 77000 people
Boyaca Colombia 1.3 million people
Distrito Especial Colombia 4.9 million people
Cocle Panama 190000 people
San Blas Panama 37000 people
Pichincha Ecuador 1.9 million people
Santander Colombia 1.7 million people
Manabi Ecuador 1.1 million people
Napo Ecuador 200000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

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Nuclear plants

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Nuclear power plants

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More information

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