M 4.6 in Panama on 27 Oct 2020 15:43 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: 7.0457 , -78.6665
Event Date: 27 Oct 2020 15:43 UTC
27 Oct 2020 10:43 Local
Exposed Population:
About 2000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000cdt0
Inserted at: 27 Oct 2020 19:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4 (Colombia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Colombia= 4; Panama= 4

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000cdt0 Scaled population (vector) 2.35  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -0.15  
  INFORM_normalised 0.87  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1339930 0 27 Oct 2020 15:43 4.6M, 10km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 03:20 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 Panama , Province of Darien (population 38,781) .

Radius Population
100 km 2300 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
Darien Panama 39000 people
Choco Colombia 360000 people
Panama Panama 1.2 million people
Los Santos Panama 83000 people
Antioquia Colombia 4.6 million people
San Blas Panama 37000 people
Cocle Panama 190000 people
Herrera Panama 100000 people
Veraguas Panama 220000 people
Cordoba Colombia 1.2 million people
Colon Panama 180000 people
Bocas del Toro Panama 100000 people
Risaralda Colombia 760000 people
Chiriqui Panama 390000 people
Valle del Cauca Colombia 3.4 million people
Caldas Colombia 930000 people
Sucre Colombia 630000 people
Quindio Colombia 430000 people
Tolima Colombia 1.2 million people
Cauca Colombia 960000 people
Bolivar Colombia 1.5 million people
Boyaca Colombia 1.3 million people
Santander Colombia 1.7 million people
Cundinamarca Colombia 1.9 million people
Puntarenas Costa Rica 380000 people
Narino Colombia 1.2 million people

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
Jaque JQE 9 Civ. Unpaved No 4300 77 km

More information

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