M 6.1 in Colombia from 29 Jul 2015 00:10 UTC to 00:10

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: 6.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.3 , -77.4
Event Date: 29 Jul 2015 00:10 UTC
28 Jul 2015 19:10 Local
Exposed Population: 372566 people within 100km
Source: NTWC    
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2015 00:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NTWC     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
1090125 0.5 29 Jul 2015 00:10 6.1M, 10km N/A 370 thousand (in 100km) 00:10 NTWC    
1090127 0.8 29 Jul 2015 00:10 5.9M, 10km N/A 490 thousand (in 100km) 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.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Panama , Province of Darien (population 38,781) . The nearest places are and La Palma.

Radius Population
100 km 370000 people
75 km 90000 people
50 km 35000 people
20 km 8900 people
10 km 2200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Panama Darien 39000 people
Colombia Choco 360000 people
Panama San Blas 37000 people
Colombia Antioquia 4.6 million people
Panama Panama 1.2 million people
Colombia Cordoba 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Palma Darien Panama Major city 1800 people 84 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
Caledonia CDE unknown 10 km
Acandi ACD 15 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 26 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Acandi Colombia 28 km
Pito Panama 43 km

More information

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