M 7.8 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.1 m) in Honduras on 10 Jan 2018 02:51 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.8M
Depth: 33 Km
Event Date: 10 Jan 2018 02:51 UTC
09 Jan 2018 20:51 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: PTWC pt18010000
Inserted at: 10 Jan 2018 02:59 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
1.1 (Honduras)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
PTWC 0 1 1
pt18010000 Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake 1 Max wave realtime 1.14m  
  C2 earthquake 0      
  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
1193672 0 10 Jan 2018 02:51 7.5M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.5m (at 00:56) 00:06 GEOFON
1193673 1 10 Jan 2018 02:51 7.8M, 33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 1.1m (at 00:52) 00:07 PTWC
1193674 1 10 Jan 2018 02:51 7.8M, 33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 1.1m (at 00:52) 00:08 NTWC    
1193682 0 10 Jan 2018 02:51 7.6M, 10km 5.14 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.5m (at 00:56) 00:19 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.

Tsunami affected locations

The maximum Wave height is  1.1m in Mocobila, Honduras. This height is estimated for 10-Jan-2018 03:43:00.

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)
10-Jan-2018 03:43:00 Mocobila Honduras  1.1
10-Jan-2018 03:47:00 Huarta Honduras  0.7
10-Jan-2018 03:47:00 Rio_Platano Honduras  0.7
10-Jan-2018 04:17:00 Finca_Majagua Cuba  0.6
10-Jan-2018 04:15:00 Claura Honduras  0.6
10-Jan-2018 04:15:00 Tasbarraya Honduras  0.5
10-Jan-2018 03:39:00 Tusi_Cocal Honduras  0.5
10-Jan-2018 03:47:00 Donel Honduras  0.4
10-Jan-2018 03:39:00 Barra_del_Patuca Honduras  0.4
10-Jan-2018 05:47:00 Creek Cayman Islands  0.4
10-Jan-2018 03:49:00 La_Puerta Honduras  0.4
10-Jan-2018 04:17:00 Baltimore Honduras  0.4
10-Jan-2018 05:47:00 Bodden_Town Cayman Islands  0.3
10-Jan-2018 05:47:00 Brinkleys Cayman Islands  0.3
10-Jan-2018 04:13:00 Majahual Mexico  0.3
10-Jan-2018 05:23:00 Bruner Honduras  0.3
10-Jan-2018 03:49:00 Julian Cuba  0.3
10-Jan-2018 03:37:00 La_Bajada Cuba  0.3
10-Jan-2018 06:15:00 El_Urraco Honduras  0.3
10-Jan-2018 05:01:00 Chacalal Mexico  0.3
10-Jan-2018 04:31:00 Breakers Cayman Islands  0.3
10-Jan-2018 04:31:00 Gun_Bay Cayman Islands  0.3
10-Jan-2018 04:51:00 Cedral Mexico  0.3
10-Jan-2018 03:43:00 Punta_Molas_del_Norte Mexico  0.3
10-Jan-2018 03:45:00 George_Town Cayman Islands  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:45:00 Half_Way_Pond Cayman Islands  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:09:00 Guanaja Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:45:00 Battle_Ground Cayman Islands  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:53:00 Barbareta Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:35:00 Pasa_de_Marin Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:35:00 La_Furnia Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:01:00 Black_Rock Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:01:00 Red_Cliff Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:19:00 Banksville Cayman Islands  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:25:00 Farallones Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:37:00 Gavilanes Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:01:00 Blossom_Point Cayman Islands  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:57:00 Iriona Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:51:00 Maria_La_Gourda Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:33:00 Las_Martinas Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:13:00 Barra_de_Chapagua Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:13:00 Santa_Rosa_Aguan Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:15:00 Las_Tumbas Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 07:21:00 Limon Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:37:00 Palmul Mexico  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:31:00 Playa_del_Carmen Mexico  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:05:00 El_Placer Mexico  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:29:00 Barranco_Blanco Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:37:00 Puerto_Morelos Mexico  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:07:00 Chachaguala Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:39:00 La_Boca Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:39:00 Casilda Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:39:00 Trinidad Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:19:00 Barra_del_Motagua Guatemala  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:07:00 Veracruz Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:51:00 Cozumel Mexico  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:07:00 La_Esperanza Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:29:00 Empalme Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:07:00 Jacksonville Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:17:00 San_Pedro Belize  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:23:00 Omoa Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:19:00 Montego_Bay Jamaica  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:11:00 Puerto_Castilla Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:29:00 Playa_Giron Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:45:00 Carapachibey Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:11:00 Puerto_Cortes Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:11:00 El_Porvenir Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:03:00 Playa_Rancho_Luna Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:21:00 Hopewell Jamaica  0.2
10-Jan-2018 07:33:00 Chacmuchuch Mexico  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:15:00 Calabash_Bight Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:03:00 Bacalar_Chico Belize  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:03:00 Xcalak Mexico  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:15:00 Crawfish_Rock Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:15:00 Second_Bight Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 03:33:00 Bolondron Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:55:00 Baja_Mar Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:03:00 Colorado Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:05:00 Castillo_de_Jagua Cuba  0.2
10-Jan-2018 06:03:00 Bella_Vista Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 07:36:00 Barra_de_Caratasca Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 07:36:00 Kaski Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 07:35:00 Trujillo Honduras  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:43:00 Belleair Jamaica  0.2
10-Jan-2018 05:51:00 Ocho_Rios Jamaica  0.2
10-Jan-2018 04:23:00 Alligartor_Nose Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:23:00 Santa_Elena Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:31:00 Xelha Mexico  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:09:00 Saraguama Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:09:00 Barra_Ulua Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:01:00 Negril Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:01:00 Cambelton Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:27:00 San_Francisco_del_Mar Guatemala  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:51:00 Savanna_la_Mar Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:05:00 Irois Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:13:00 La_Marca_del_Portillo Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:23:00 Saint_Anns_Bay Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:05:00 Tiburon Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:23:00 Los_Cayitos Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:49:00 Utila Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:47:00 Green_Island Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:47:00 Lucea Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:11:00 Quebrada_Grande Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:21:00 Boca_Vieja Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:43:00 Dapat Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:43:00 Cauauira Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:07:00 Duncans Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:07:00 Bengal Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:21:00 La_Ceiba Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:21:00 El_Naranjo Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:23:00 Golden_Grove Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:57:00 Saint-Marc Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:43:00 Rio_Tinto Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:07:00 Roatan Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:07:00 Juragua Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:07:00 Antoneys_Cay Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:07:00 Cohoon_Ridge Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:03:00 The_Swash Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:11:00 El_Venero Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:11:00 Betulia Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:07:00 Santa_Fe Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:13:00 Piedra_Pintada Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:09:00 Pilon Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:07:00 Pital Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:17:00 Cuyamel Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:43:00 Cocodrilos Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:39:00 La_Graciosa Guatemala  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:53:00 Siguanea Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:57:00 El_Jiqui Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:43:00 Anse-d'Hainault Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:47:00 Port_Maria Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:21:00 El_Porvenir Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:05:00 Manchioneal Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:27:00 Tela Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:21:00 Little_London Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:07:00 Dimas Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:15:00 Black_River Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:41:00 Cambalache Guatemala  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:47:00 Punta_de_Fisga Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:49:00 Playa_el_Morrillo Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:27:00 Buenaventura Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:27:00 Falmouth Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:47:00 Bellevue Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:57:00 San_Juan Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:13:00 Miranda Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:21:00 La_Paz Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:13:00 Rio_Esteban Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:13:00 Balfate Honduras  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:23:00 Beliz Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:19:00 Charles_Town Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:15:00 Port_Antonio Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:19:00 Annotto_Bay Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:33:00 Cap_Dame-Marie Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:33:00 Seringue Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:45:00 Arcahaie Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:45:00 Aubry Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:13:00 La_Esperanza Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:11:00 Southfield Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:11:00 Alligator_Pond Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:01:00 Chivirico Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:03:00 Punta_Manabique Guatemala  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:15:00 Trou_des_Hommes Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:15:00 Nan_Boeuf Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:21:00 Etroits Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:23:00 Gros_Mangle Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:23:00 La_Cayenne Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:17:00 Manuel_Sanguily Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:51:00 Cuevas_del_Turquino Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:15:00 Fort_Jefferson United States  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:09:00 Puerto_Siboney Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:47:00 Shotover Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:11:00 Santiago_de_Cuba Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:11:00 Cinco_Reales Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:11:00 Antonio_Macea Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:59:00 Barcadere_Trompe Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:47:00 Media_Luna Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:53:00 Dupuis Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:53:00 Port-de-Paix Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:53:00 Voute_I'Eglise Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:53:00 Fond_Goriose Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:27:00 Pedernales Dominican Republic  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:01:00 Dugazon Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:01:00 Clisan Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:01:00 Jeremie Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:39:00 Alley Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:55:00 Abraham Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:13:00 Baie-de-Henne Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:27:00 Boucan_a_Lait Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:39:00 Mahoe_Gardens Jamaica  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:07:00 Saint-Louis-du-Sud Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:29:00 Galerazamba Colombia  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:17:00 Palmira Panama  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:17:00 Santa_Isabel Panama  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:17:00 Cocuye_Abajo Panama  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:17:00 La_Plateforme Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:07:00 Baja Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 04:55:00 Aguas_Claras Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:03:00 Sigua Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 05:41:00 Orozco Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:23:00 Corral_de_Rio Cuba  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:37:00 Chipepte Mexico  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:43:00 Gonaives Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 06:55:00 Port-au-Prince Haiti  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:01:00 Junain Colombia  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:33:00 Carrizal Colombia  0.1
10-Jan-2018 07:33:00 Amaiquiro Colombia  0.1

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Initial conditions

Title: "40km ENE of Great Swan Island"

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: NaN
  • Longitude: NaN
  • Length: 125 km
  • Width: 35 km
  • Magnitude: 7.8 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: 3.2 m
  • Strike: 77 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 15 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 33 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): -95.559, 5.504, -71.559, 29.504
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:2 minutes

Sea Level

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