M 5.6 in Colombia on 25 Nov 2018 20:56 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.1735 , -81.0334
Event Date: 25 Nov 2018 20:56 UTC
25 Nov 2018 15:56 Local
Exposed Population: About 67000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hwg8
Inserted at: 25 Nov 2018 21:13 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4 (Colombia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hwg8 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.87  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1238367 0 25 Nov 2018 20:56 5.6M, 10km 4.17 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 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 ,of San Andres y Providencia (population 44,967) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1238367 13.174/-81.033 5.6 10 4.17 25 Nov 2018 21:14 00:17 (new episode)
2 0 1238367 13.174/-81.033 5.6 10 4.17 25 Nov 2018 22:58 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
San Andres y Providencia Colombia 45000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Providencia PVA 6 Civ. Paved No 4500 41 km
San Andres ADZ 6 0 98 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Providencia Island Colombia 43 km
Bahia Catalina Colombia 44 km
San Andres Island Colombia 102 km

More information

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