Overall Green Earthquake alert in Dominican Republic on 03 Apr 2017 02:45 UTC

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M 4.7 in Dominican Republic on 03 Apr 2017 02:45 UTC

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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:	4.7M
Depth:	92.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.7456 , -69.3232
Event Date:	03 Apr 2017 02:45 UTC 02 Apr 2017 22:45 Local
Exposed Population:	5380000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008e09
Inserted at:	03 Apr 2017 03:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.7 (Dominican Republic)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.9		-0.9
us10008e09	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1162571	-0.8	03 Apr 2017 02:45	4.9M, 90km	N/A	5.4 million (in 100km)	00:05	NTWC
1162574	-0.8	03 Apr 2017 02:45	5M, 95km	N/A	3 million (in 100km)	00:17	PRICO RS
1162575	-0.9	03 Apr 2017 02:45	4.7M, 92.8km	N/A	5.4 million (in 100km)	00:20	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 Dominican Republic ,of Hato Major (population 97,696) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1162575	18.746/-69.323	4.7	92.8	0	03 Apr 2017 04:49	02:04	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Hato Major	Dominican Republic	98000 people
San Pedro de Macor¡s	Dominican Republic	320000 people
Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	73000 people
El Seibo	Dominican Republic	54000 people
Distrito Nacional	Dominican Republic	69000 people
La Romana	Dominican Republic	120000 people
Samana	Dominican Republic	4800 people
La Altagracia	Dominican Republic	13000 people
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	1500 people
Duarte	Dominican Republic	17000 people
Maria Trinidad S	Dominican Republic	2400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Hato Mayor	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	City	36000 people	7 km
Los Algarrobos	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	Village	-	9 km
Pulgarín	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	19 km
Consuelo	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	City	27000 people	20 km
Quisqueya	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	17000 people	22 km
Los Llanos	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	5400 people	23 km
El Valle	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	City	-	26 km
El Seibo	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	City	23000 people	30 km
San Pedro de Macorís	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	City	160000 people	32 km
Byaguana	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	33 km
Cayacoa	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	-	34 km
El Soco	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	-	36 km
Guaymate	La Romana	Dominican Republic	Village	6100 people	40 km
Boca Chica	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	City	-	44 km
Guerra	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	44 km
Monte Plata	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	City	15000 people	49 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
	San Isidro AB		34	Mil.	Paved	No	7000	53 km
	La Romana	LRM	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	54 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	San Pedro de Macoris	DOSPM	Dominican Republic	33 km

More information

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