M 5.6 in Colombia on 26 Jan 2019 12:32 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: 2.9902 , -75.7693
Event Date: 26 Jan 2019 12:32 UTC
26 Jan 2019 07:32 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VI
4380000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000j967
Inserted at: 26 Jan 2019 12:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4 (Colombia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000j967 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
1246286 0 26 Jan 2019 12:32 5.6M, 10km 6 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 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 Huila (population 774) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
19000 people
1.8 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1246286 2.99/-75.769 5.6 10 5.89 26 Jan 2019 12:56 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1246286 2.99/-75.769 5.6 10 6 26 Jan 2019 14:35 02:03 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Huila Colombia <1000 people
Huila Colombia 11000 people
Tolima Colombia 7900 people
Huila Colombia 690000 people
Tolima Colombia 170000 people
Cauca Colombia 740000 people
Valle del Cauca Colombia 3 million people
Huila Colombia 410000 people
Tolima Colombia 1.1 million people
Cauca Colombia 550000 people
Valle del Cauca Colombia 1.3 million people
Caqueta Colombia 450000 people
Meta Colombia 800000 people
Quindio Colombia 520000 people
Choco Colombia 220000 people
Distrito Especial Colombia 7.1 million people
Cundinamarca Colombia 2.4 million people
Risaralda Colombia 880000 people
Narino Colombia 840000 people
Putumayo Colombia 280000 people
Caldas Colombia 660000 people
Guaviare Colombia 2000 people
Antioquia Colombia 2900 people
Sucumbios Ecuador 75000 people
Boyaca Colombia 3600 people
Loreto Peru <1000 people
Casanare Colombia <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Santa María Huila Colombia Village 2700 people 12 km
La Platina Huila Colombia Village - 28 km
Ríonegro Huila Colombia Village - 30 km
San Luis Huila Colombia Village - 34 km
Teruel Huila Colombia Village 3900 people 36 km
Palermo Huila Colombia Village 9800 people 38 km
Toez Cauca Colombia Village - 39 km
Iquira Huila Colombia Village - 41 km
Páez Cauca Colombia Village - 42 km
San Francisco Huila Colombia Village - 43 km
Yaguará Huila Colombia Village 5500 people 45 km
Betania Huila Colombia Village - 48 km
Tacueyó Cauca Colombia Village - 50 km
Maco Huila Colombia Village - 51 km
Ventanas Huila Colombia Village - 53 km
Neiva Huila Colombia City 350000 people 54 km
Aipe Huila Colombia Village 7900 people 57 km
Hobo Huila Colombia Village 4400 people 57 km
Inzá Cauca Colombia Village - 57 km
Fortalecillas Huila Colombia Village - 58 km
Corinto Cauca Colombia Village 16000 people 59 km
Paicol Huila Colombia Village 1700 people 59 km
Campoalegre Huila Colombia Village 22000 people 59 km
Diomate Huila Colombia Village - 61 km
Jambaló Cauca Colombia Village - 61 km
Rivera Huila Colombia Village 7900 people 61 km
Otás Huila Colombia Village - 62 km
Pirabante Huila Colombia Village - 63 km
La Polonia Huila Colombia Village - 64 km
Miraflores Cauca Colombia Village - 64 km
Florida Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 47000 people 65 km
Villavieja Huila Colombia Village 2700 people 66 km
La Plata Huila Colombia Village 19000 people 67 km
Potrerillo Huila Colombia Village - 68 km
Algeciras Huila Colombia Village 11000 people 69 km
Guanábano Tolima Colombia Village - 69 km
Gigante Huila Colombia Village 9700 people 70 km
Santander Cauca Colombia Village - 71 km
Tello Huila Colombia Village 4800 people 72 km
Pradera Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 44000 people 72 km
Betania Huila Colombia Village - 73 km
Caldono Cauca Colombia Village 3500 people 74 km
Ríoloro Huila Colombia Village - 76 km
Silvia Cauca Colombia Village 7400 people 77 km
Fortalecilla Huila Colombia Village - 77 km
Villa Rica Cauca Colombia Village - 78 km
Las Brisas Tolima Colombia Village - 79 km
Santander de Quilichao Cauca Colombia Village 41000 people 79 km
Baraya Huila Colombia Village 4400 people 81 km
Palmira Valle del Cauca Colombia City 250000 people 85 km
Mondomo Cauca Colombia Village - 86 km
Chaparral Tolima Colombia Village 20000 people 87 km
Aponé Tolima Colombia Village - 88 km
Garzón Huila Colombia Village 28000 people 88 km
San Miguel Tolima Colombia Village - 90 km
Jamundí Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 43000 people 91 km
Jagua Huila Colombia Village - 93 km
Morales Cauca Colombia Village 4000 people 97 km
Cali Valle del Cauca Colombia Major city 2.4 million people 98 km
El Cerrito Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 38000 people 98 km
Natagaima Tolima Colombia Village 11000 people 103 km
Guacarí Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 19000 people 108 km
Colache Tolima Colombia Village - 110 km
Popayán Cauca Colombia City 210000 people 112 km
Castilla Tolima Colombia Village - 121 km
Saldana Tolima Colombia Village 8800 people 123 km
Cabuyales Tolima Colombia Village - 128 km
Arcadia Huila Colombia Village - 75 km
Pital Huila Colombia Village 3900 people 80 km
El Pescado Huila Colombia Village - 80 km
El Paraíso Huila Colombia Village - 82 km
Briceño Huila Colombia Village - 84 km
Motilón Huila Colombia Village - 84 km
Pita Huila Colombia Village - 87 km
Totoró Cauca Colombia Village - 88 km
La Argentina Huila Colombia Village 3000 people 90 km
Piendamó Cauca Colombia Village 13000 people 91 km
Tarqui Huila Colombia Village 4100 people 97 km
Buenos Aires Cauca Colombia Village 2100 people 97 km
El Recreo Huila Colombia Village - 99 km
San José de las Hermosas Tolima Colombia Village - 101 km
Puracé Cauca Colombia Village - 102 km
Altamira Huila Colombia Village 2100 people 103 km
Suárez Cauca Colombia Village 9300 people 103 km
Alpujara Tolima Colombia Village - 103 km
Olaya Herrera Tolima Colombia Village - 104 km
Monguí Huila Colombia Village - 104 km
Yumbo Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 70000 people 104 km
Oporapa Huila Colombia Village 2300 people 106 km
El Pato Caqueta Colombia Village - 107 km
Guadalupe Huila Colombia Village 4700 people 107 km
San Antonio Tolima Colombia Village 5100 people 107 km
Elías Huila Colombia Village - 110 km
Paloma Tolima Colombia Village - 113 km
Timaná Huila Colombia Village 7500 people 114 km
La Cumbe Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 114 km
Dolores Tolima Colombia Village 3700 people 114 km
Colombia Huila Colombia Village 2400 people 116 km
Ullacos Cauca Colombia Village - 116 km
Buga Valle del Cauca Colombia City 120000 people 117 km
Santa Cruz Tolima Colombia Village - 118 km
Barragán Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 119 km
Guacamayas Caqueta Colombia Village - 119 km
Ortega Tolima Colombia Village 6800 people 121 km
San Pedro Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 5400 people 123 km
Timbío Cauca Colombia Village 9100 people 123 km
Legiosa Huila Colombia Village - 125 km
Rionegro Tolima Colombia Village - 125 km
Isnos Huila Colombia Village 5200 people 125 km
Prado Tolima Colombia Village 3500 people 126 km
Restrepo Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 9500 people 126 km
Dagua Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 12000 people 126 km
Gamboa Cauca Colombia Village - 128 km
La Esmeralda Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 128 km
Ceilán Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 128 km
El Tambo Cauca Colombia Village 6300 people 128 km
Pitalito Huila Colombia Village 53000 people 129 km
Acevedo Huila Colombia Village 4400 people 130 km
Tuluá Valle del Cauca Colombia Major city 4 million people 131 km
Darién Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 11000 people 132 km
Loboguerero Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 132 km
Aures Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 134 km
La Cabana Caqueta Colombia Village - 134 km
Castillo Tolima Colombia Village - 134 km
Sucre Caqueta Colombia Village - 134 km
Párraga Cauca Colombia Village - 135 km
La Ensillada Tolima Colombia Village - 135 km
San Agustín Huila Colombia Village - 135 km
La Palma Huila Colombia Village - 135 km
Aco Nuevo Tolima Colombia Village - 136 km
Puerto Crevaux Meta Colombia Village - 137 km
Puerto Rico Caqueta Colombia Village 12000 people 139 km
Puente Tuamo Tolima Colombia Village - 141 km
La Sierra Cauca Colombia Village 2100 people 142 km
Palomino Valle del Cauca Colombia Village - 142 km
Bugalagrande Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 12000 people 142 km
Caiba Caqueta Colombia Village - 143 km
Sevilla Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 41000 people 143 km
Baraya Cauca Colombia Village - 144 km
Guamo Tolima Colombia Village 15000 people 145 km
El Real Tolima Colombia Village - 146 km
San Vicente del Caguán Caqueta Colombia Village 13000 people 146 km
San Luis Tolima Colombia Village 4200 people 146 km
San José Caqueta Colombia Village - 149 km
Caicedonia Quindio Colombia Village 32000 people 150 km
La Paloma Quindio Colombia Village - 150 km
Rondón Cauca Colombia Village - 151 km
Juntas Cauca Colombia Village - 151 km
La Chamba Tolima Colombia Village - 152 km
Colón Caqueta Colombia Village - 152 km
El Doncello Caqueta Colombia Village 13000 people 153 km
Pijao Quindio Colombia Village 5600 people 153 km
Bocas Caqueta Colombia Village - 154 km
Florencia Caqueta Colombia City 130000 people 154 km
Santa Juana Cauca Colombia Village - 154 km
Piedra Sentada Cauca Colombia Village - 154 km
Uribe Meta Colombia Village - 155 km
Zarzal Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 28000 people 159 km
La Brisa Caqueta Colombia Village - 160 km
Córdoba Quindio Colombia Village - 160 km
El Salitre Tolima Colombia Village - 161 km
La Tebaida Quindio Colombia Village 27000 people 161 km
Puerto Manrique Caqueta Colombia Village - 161 km
Chicoral Tolima Colombia Village - 161 km
Venecia Caqueta Colombia Village - 161 km
El Espinal Tolima Colombia City - 162 km
Roldanillo Valle del Cauca Colombia Village 27000 people 162 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
Herrera HRR unknown 0 27 km
Planadas PLA unknown 0 35 km
Yaguara AYG unknown 0 45 km
Benito Salas NVA 439 Civ. Paved Yes 5200 53 km
San Jacinto 975 0 66 km
Gen Navas Pardo CPL 832 Civ. Paved No 3900 87 km
Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International CLO 964 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 91 km
Marco Fidel Suarez Air Base 965 0 96 km
Guillermo Leon Valencia PPN 1730 Civ. Paved No 6200 111 km
La Jagua 799 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 92 km
La Primavera LPE unknown 0 96 km
Santana Ramos SRO unknown 0 103 km
Guacamayas GCA unknown 0 120 km
Pitalito PTX 1284 Civ. Paved No 4900 130 km
Farfan ULQ 955 Civ. Paved No 5900 132 km
Puerto Rico PCC unknown 0 136 km
San Vicente del Caguan SVI 280 Civ. Paved Yes 5200 145 km
Uribe URI unknown 0 154 km
Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes FLA 245 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 157 km
Zarzal 914 0 157 km
El Eden AXM 1207 Civ. Paved Yes 6200 162 km
Buenaventura BUN 15 Civ. Paved Yes 3900 164 km
Candilejas CJD unknown 0 167 km
Perales IBE 928 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 173 km
Santiago Vila GIR 285 Civ. Paved Yes 5200 179 km
Luis F Pinto 320 0 185 km
Tolemaida 518 0 186 km
Santa Ana SQB 900 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 196 km
Lopez de Micay LMX unknown 0 198 km
Matecana PEI 1346 Civ. Paved Yes 6600 202 km
Caquetania CQT unknown 0 203 km
Timbiqui TBD unknown 0 211 km
El Recreo ELJ unknown 0 212 km
Lamacarena LMC unknown 0 212 km
La Nubia 2030 Civ. Paved No 4500 228 km
Santagueda 1030 0 232 km
Villa Garzon VGZ 379 Civ. Paved No 4200 241 km
Guapi GPI 50 Civ. Paved Yes 4000 241 km
Antonio Narino PSO 1814 Civ. Paved No 7100 244 km
Mandinga COG 66 Civ. Paved No 3900 251 km
Iscuande ISD unknown 0 252 km
Madrid Air Base 2547 Civ. Paved No 6000 254 km
El Charco ECR unknown 0 255 km
Tres Esquinas Ab 178 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 255 km
Eldorado International BOG 2547 Civ. Paved Yes 12400 262 km
Mariquita MQU 467 Civ. Paved Yes 5800 265 km
Vanguardia VVC 423 Civ. Paved Yes 5500 273 km
Gomez Nino Air Base 366 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 273 km
Guaymaral 2584 Civ. Paved No 5600 276 km
Puerto Asis PUU 254 Civ. Paved No 5900 287 km
Yaguarito 254 0 287 km
Mosquera MQR unknown 0 288 km
Payan PYN unknown 0 297 km
German Olano PAL 173 Mil. Paved No 9900 302 km
El Carano UIB 67 Civ. Paved Yes 4200 314 km
Putumayo PYO unknown 0 323 km
Apiay API unknown 0 325 km
Nueve Loja Lago Agrio LGQ 299 0 343 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Buenaventura COBUN Colombia 176 km
Punta Charambira Colombia 240 km
Guapi Colombia 240 km
Gorgona Island Colombia 267 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Betania Magdalena 1984 49 km
Salvajina Cauca Colina Garce 1985 104 km
Prado Prado 1971 130 km
Calima Calima 1965 132 km

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