M 6 in Colombia on 24 Dec 2019 19:03 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: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.4901 , -74.0024
Event Date: 24 Dec 2019 19:03 UTC
24 Dec 2019 14:03 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
880000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70006qnn
Inserted at: 25 Dec 2019 19:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4 (Colombia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
us70006qnn Scaled population (raster) 1.49  
  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
1287192 0.1 24 Dec 2019 19:03 6M, 10km 6.49 355 (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 Meta (population 3,699) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
18000 people
93000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.3 1287192 3.49/-74.002 6.0 10.0 6.569 24 Dec 2019 19:27 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1287192 3.49/-74.002 6.0 10.0 6.25 24 Dec 2019 21:08 02:04 (upd of #1)
3 0.1 1287192 3.5/-74.043 6.0 10.0 6.496 25 Dec 2019 16:57 21:53 (upd of #2)
4 0.1 1287192 3.503/-74.046 6.0 11.0 6.492 25 Dec 2019 17:29 22:26 (upd of #3)
5 0.1 1287192 3.503/-74.046 6.0 11.0 6.492 25 Dec 2019 19:07 1d 00:03 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Meta Colombia 18000 people
Meta Colombia 100000 people
Meta Colombia 51000 people
Distrito Especial Colombia <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Juan Meta Colombia Village - 23 km
Granda Meta Colombia Village - 33 km
San Martín Meta Colombia Village 16000 people 42 km
Aguablanca Meta Colombia Village - 42 km
Guamal Meta Colombia Village 5000 people 50 km
Uribe Meta Colombia Village - 53 km
Rincón de Bolívar Meta Colombia Village - 53 km
Puerto Limón Meta Colombia Village - 59 km
Vista Hermosa Meta Colombia Village 4200 people 60 km
El Pinal Meta Colombia Village - 68 km
Puerto Chinatas Meta Colombia Village - 74 km

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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
Lamacarena LMC unknown 0 25 km
Uribe URI unknown 0 54 km

More information

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