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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***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 , Province of Boumerdes (population 1,355,588) . The nearest places are El-Jazair, and Bordj el Bahrj.

Radius Population
100 km 7.1 million people
75 km 5.4 million people
50 km 3.9 million people
20 km 320000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Boumerdes Algeria 1.4 million people
Alger Algeria 3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bordj el Bahrj Alger Algeria Village - 14 km
El-Jazair Alger Algeria Capital 1.5 million people 23 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 26 km
Boufarik QFD 102 51 km
Blida 163 57 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Alger Algeria 19 km
Algiers DZALG Algeria 20 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Keddara Boudouaou 1985 37 km
Hamiz Arbatache 1935 39 km

More information

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