Overall Green Earthquake alert in Algeria on 01 Aug 2014 04:11 UTC

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M 5.6 in Algeria on 01 Aug 2014 04:11 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:	36.93 , 3.18
Event Date:	01 Aug 2014 04:11 UTC 01 Aug 2014 05:11 Local
Exposed Population:	7135195 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=393379
Inserted at:	01 Aug 2014 11:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.7		0.7
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=393379	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1056501	0.7	01 Aug 2014 04:11	5.6M, 60km	N/A	7.5 million (in 100km)	00:07	EMSC
1056502	0.7	01 Aug 2014 04:11	5.6M, 6km	N/A	7.3 million (in 100km)	00:10	EMSC
1056504	0.7	01 Aug 2014 04:11	5.6M, 10km	6.64	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:21	NEIC
1056505	0.7	01 Aug 2014 04:11	5.6M, 10km	N/A	7.1 million (in 100km)	00:22	EMSC
1056521	0.7	01 Aug 2014 04:11	5.6M, 10km	N/A	7.1 million (in 100km)	06:55	EMSC

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 Algeria ,of Boumerdes (population 196,015) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	1.3 million people
	2.2 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1056504	36.856/3.181	5.5	10	6.64	21 Feb 2018 13:32	1300d 09:20	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Boumerdes	Algeria	360000 people
Alger	Algeria	50000 people
Tipaza	Algeria	690000 people
Blida	Algeria	100000 people
Boumerdes	Algeria	180000 people
Alger	Algeria	980000 people
Tipaza	Algeria	600000 people
Blida	Algeria	330000 people
Boumerdes	Algeria	520000 people
Tipaza	Algeria	420000 people
Blida	Algeria	1.1 million people
Bouira	Algeria	250000 people
Medea	Algeria	220000 people
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	50000 people
Boumerdes	Algeria	57000 people
Tipaza	Algeria	220000 people
Blida	Algeria	10000 people
Bouira	Algeria	500000 people
Medea	Algeria	710000 people
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	940000 people
Ain Defla	Algeria	460000 people
Djelfa	Algeria	180000 people
M'Sila	Algeria	140000 people
Bejaia	Algeria	4800 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ain Taya	Alger	Algeria	Village	-	13 km
El-Jazair	Alger	Algeria	Capital	1.5 million people	15 km
Staoueli	Tipaza	Algeria	Village	-	26 km
El Arba	Blida	Algeria	Village	-	31 km
Thenia	Boumerdes	Algeria	Village	-	37 km
Baufarik	Blida	Algeria	Village	-	38 km
Kolea	Tipaza	Algeria	Village	-	42 km
Isser	Boumerdes	Algeria	Village	-	48 km
Palestro	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	50 km
Tablat	Medea	Algeria	Village	12000 people	50 km
Blida	Blida	Algeria	Village	-	50 km
El Afroun	Tipaza	Algeria	Village	-	64 km
Tipasa	Tipaza	Algeria	Village	-	71 km
Bouskene	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	73 km
Ain Bessem	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	78 km
Dellys	Boumerdes	Algeria	Village	-	66 km
Mirabeau	Boumerdes	Algeria	Village	-	72 km
Médéa	Medea	Algeria	City	150000 people	73 km
Hajout	Tipaza	Algeria	Village	-	77 km
Tizi Ouzou	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	81 km
Berrouaghia	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	82 km
Bouira	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	84 km
Boghni	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	85 km
Tighzirt-sur Mer	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	86 km
Ouadhia	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	89 km
Cherchell	Tipaza	Algeria	Village	-	90 km
Sour el Ghozlane	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	91 km
Iguer-n-Tala	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	93 km
Dolfussville	Ain Dafla	Algeria	Village	-	93 km
Tamda	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	94 km
Kherba	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	96 km
Souk el Arba	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	100 km
Miliana	Ain Dafla	Algeria	Village	-	101 km
El Esnam	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	101 km
Ain Boucif	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	106 km
Azazga	Tizi-ouzou	Algeria	Village	-	109 km
Ouled Rached	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	111 km
Bordj d'Oued Okris	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	112 km
Ksar el Boukhari	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	113 km
Tacift	Bouira	Algeria	Village	-	114 km
Sidi-Aissa	Msila	Algeria	Village	-	120 km
Boughzoul	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	130 km
Mechta Oulad Daoud	Msila	Algeria	Village	-	135 km
Bougzoul	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	136 km
Birin	Djelfa	Algeria	Village	50000 people	137 km
Oulad Rouïna	Ain Dafla	Algeria	Village	-	139 km
Ain el Hajel	Msila	Algeria	Village	-	145 km
Sidi Zeïd	Msila	Algeria	Village	-	146 km
Aïn Oussera	Djelfa	Algeria	Village	-	157 km
Chahbounia	Medea	Algeria	Village	-	158 km

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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
Houari Boumediene	ALG	25	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11400	18 km
Boufarik	QFD	102				0	42 km
Blida		163				0	49 km
Ain Oussera		650				0	149 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Alger		Algeria	11 km
Algiers	DZALG	Algeria	14 km
Dellys	DZDEL	Algeria	65 km
Tipasa		Algeria	71 km
Cherchel		Algeria	92 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Keddara	Boudouaou	1985	32 km
Hamiz	Arbatache	1935	32 km
Ladrat	Ladrat	1988	68 km
Bou Roumi	Bou Roumi	1985	76 km
Lekhal	Lekhal	1985	82 km
Boukourdane	Boukourdane	1992	84 km
Ghrib	Cheliff	1938	93 km
Harreza	Harreza	1984	120 km
Boughzoul	Nahar Ouasel	1934	127 km

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