M 4.7 in India on 14 Mar 2005 04:04 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: 4.7M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 11.11 , 92.15
Event Date: 14 Mar 2005 04:04 UTC
14 Mar 2005 09:34 Local
Exposed Population:
160000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Mar 2005 20:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
10405 0.5 14 Mar 2005 04:04 4.7M, 32.2km N/A 160 thousand (in 100km) 2d 16:08 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 India , Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (population 295,612) . The nearest places are Palalankwe, and Chetamale.

Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km 16000 people
50 km 2100 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 300000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Palalankwe Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 45 km
Chetamale Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 62 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
Port Blair IXZ 18 Civ. Paved Yes 5700 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Little Andaman Island India 66 km
Port Blair India 91 km

More information

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