Overall Green Earthquake alert in Tanzania on 21 Mar 2019 09:15 UTC

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M 5.5 in Tanzania on 21 Mar 2019 09:15 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:	5.5M
Depth:	22 Km
Lat/Lon:	-7.8777 , 32.0851
Event Date:	21 Mar 2019 09:15 UTC 21 Mar 2019 12:15 Local
Exposed Population:	About 4000 people in MMI 980000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000jjp9
Inserted at:	21 Mar 2019 16:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	6.5 (Tanzania)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000jjp9	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.17

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1253071		0.3	21 Mar 2019 09:15	5.1M, 10km	N/A	980 thousand (in 100km)		00:17	NEIC
1253126		0	21 Mar 2019 09:15	5.5M, 22km	6.22	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		07:27	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 Tanzania ,of Rukwa. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	4000 people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1253126	-7.878/32.085	5.5	22.0	6.218	21 Mar 2019 16:43	07:27	(new episode)
	2	0	1253126	-7.878/32.085	5.5	22.0	6.218	22 Mar 2019 09:17	1d 00:02	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Rukwa	Tanzania	no people
Rukwa	Tanzania	2800 people
Mbeya	Tanzania	<1000 people
Rukwa	Tanzania	240000 people
Mbeya	Tanzania	26000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Msia	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	25 km
Ngongo	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	34 km
Sakalilo	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	39 km
Gua	Mbeya	Tanzania	Village	-	41 km
Uzia	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	49 km
Ntumba	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	50 km
Sumbawanga	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	88000 people	53 km
Kamsamba	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	53 km
Lukwati	Mbeya	Tanzania	Village	-	58 km
Tumba	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	61 km
Soda	Rukwa	Tanzania	Village	-	64 km
Uleia	Mbeya	Tanzania	Village	-	64 km

see full list

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
	Sumbawanga	SUT	1804	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4600	53 km

More information

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