M 5.9 in Puerto Rico on 11 Jan 2020 12:54 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: 5.9M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.949 , -66.8508
Event Date: 11 Jan 2020 12:54 UTC
11 Jan 2020 08:54 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
2840000 people within 100km
Source: PRICO RS pr2020011010
Inserted at: 11 Jan 2020 15:10 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
PRICO RS 0.4 0.4
pr2020011010 Scaled population (raster) 0.7  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1289926 0.2 11 Jan 2020 12:54 6M, 5km N/A 2.7 million (in 100km) 00:07 PTWC
1289928 0.1 11 Jan 2020 12:54 6M, 10km 6.3 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1289936 0.5 11 Jan 2020 12:54 5.9M, 10km 6.49 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 01:07 NEIC
1289948 0.4 11 Jan 2020 12:54 5.9M, 5km 6.6 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 02:15 PRICO RS
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 Puerto Rico ,of Mayag?ez (population 2,412) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
71000 people
250000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.2 1289928 17.869/-66.809 6.0 10.0 6.359 11 Jan 2020 13:17 00:22 (new episode)
2 0.1 1289928 17.869/-66.809 6.0 10.0 6.296 11 Jan 2020 13:31 00:36 (upd of #1)
3 0.5 1289936 17.871/-66.829 5.9 10.0 6.493 11 Jan 2020 14:02 01:07 (new episode)
4 1 1289948 17.949/-66.851 5.9 5.0 6.869 11 Jan 2020 14:17 01:22 (new episode)
5 0.7 1289948 17.949/-66.851 5.9 5.0 6.72 11 Jan 2020 14:57 02:02 (upd of #4)
6 0 1289948 17.949/-66.851 5.9 5.0 6.291 11 Jan 2020 15:10 02:15 (upd of #5)
7 0.8 1289948 17.949/-66.851 5.9 5.0 6.79 11 Jan 2020 16:16 03:22 (upd of #6)
8 0.4 1289948 17.949/-66.851 5.9 5.0 6.598 12 Jan 2020 12:59 1d 00:04 (upd of #7)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Mayag?ez Puerto Rico 60000 people
Ponce Puerto Rico no people
Mayag?ez Puerto Rico 66000 people
Ponce Puerto Rico 150000 people
Aguadilla Puerto Rico 4300 people
Arecibo Puerto Rico 2500 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Guanica Guanica Puerto Rico Village 9200 people 7 km
Yauco Yauco Puerto Rico Village 20000 people 10 km
Guayanilla Guayanilla Puerto Rico Village 5100 people 11 km
Ensenada Guanica Puerto Rico Village - 10 km
Machuchal Sabana Grande Puerto Rico Village - 14 km
Santo Domingo Penuelas Puerto Rico Village 3600 people 17 km
Penuelas Penuelas Puerto Rico Village - 19 km
Sabana Grande Sabana Grande Puerto Rico Village 8800 people 19 km
Castaner Lares Puerto Rico Village - 26 km
Ponce Ponce Puerto Rico City 160000 people 26 km
Adjuntas Adjuntas Puerto Rico Village 5000 people 27 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
Mercedita PSE 9 Civ. Paved Yes 6900 31 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Guanica Harbour PRGUX Puerto Rico 3 km
Guayanilla PRGUY Puerto Rico 11 km
Ponce PRPSE Puerto Rico 23 km

More information

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