M 4.8 in Dominican Republic on 12 Sep 2014 02:12 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: 4.8M
Depth: 113 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.62 , -69.01
Event Date: 12 Sep 2014 02:12 UTC
11 Sep 2014 22:12 Local
Exposed Population:
3899742 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2014 02:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1060057 -0.9 12 Sep 2014 02:12 4.8M, 113km N/A 3.9 million (in 100km) 00:05 NEIC
1060058 -0.9 12 Sep 2014 02:12 4.8M, 113km N/A 3.9 million (in 100km) 00:07 USGS
1060060 -0.9 12 Sep 2014 02:12 4.7M, 108.13km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1060063 -1 12 Sep 2014 02:12 4.7M, 106km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:50 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 , Province of El Seibo (population 75,788) . The nearest places are Santo Domingo, Guaymate, and Albiz�.

Radius Population
100 km 3.8 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 900000 people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 31000 people
5 km 14000 people
2 km 3500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
El Seibo Dominican Republic 76000 people
La Romana Dominican Republic 180000 people
San Pedro de Macor�s Dominican Republic 210000 people
La Altagracia Dominican Republic 120000 people
Hato Major Dominican Republic 180000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Guaymate La Romana Dominican Republic Village 6100 people 5 km
Albiz� El Se�bo Dominican Republic Village - 5 km
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 94 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
La Romana LRM 8 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 21 km
Sabana de La Mar SNX unknown 63 km
Punta Cana PUJ 9 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
La Romana DOLRM Dominican Republic 23 km
San Pedro de Macoris DOSPM Dominican Republic 37 km

More information

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