Overall Green Earthquake alert in Dominican Republic on 03 Apr 2017 02:45 UTC

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M 4.9 in Dominican Republic on 03 Apr 2017 02:45 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:	4.9M
Depth:	90 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.872 , -69.351
Event Date:	03 Apr 2017 02:45 UTC 02 Apr 2017 22:45 Local
Exposed Population:	5410000 people within 100km
Source:	NTWC at00ontbn9
Inserted at:	03 Apr 2017 02:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.7 (Dominican Republic)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NTWC	-0.8		-0.8
at00ontbn9	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1162571	-0.8	03 Apr 2017 02:45	4.9M, 90km	N/A	5.4 million (in 100km)	00:05	NTWC
1162574	-0.8	03 Apr 2017 02:45	5M, 95km	N/A	3 million (in 100km)	00:17	PRICO RS
1162575	-0.9	03 Apr 2017 02:45	4.7M, 92.8km	N/A	5.4 million (in 100km)	00:20	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 Hato Major (population 179,309) . The nearest places are Anegadizo, El Valle, Dos Ríos, Hato Mayor, Arroyo Arroyón, Arroyo Hondo, Pulgarín, Capitán, Agua Clara, Sabana de la Mar, and Santo Domingo.

Radius	Population
100 km	5.4 million people
75 km	2.6 million people
50 km	720000 people
20 km	73000 people
10 km	6400 people
5 km	3100 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Hato Major	Dominican Republic	180000 people
Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	110000 people
San Pedro de Macor¡s	Dominican Republic	210000 people
El Seibo	Dominican Republic	76000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Anegadizo	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	4 km
El Valle	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	City	-	12 km
Dos Ríos	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	Village	-	14 km
Hato Mayor	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	City	36000 people	15 km
Arroyo Arroyón	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	16 km
Arroyo Hondo	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	Village	-	17 km
Pulgarín	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	18 km
Capitán	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	Village	-	19 km
Agua Clara	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	22 km
Sabana de la Mar	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	City	14000 people	22 km
Los Algarrobos	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	Village	-	22 km
Altagracia	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	Village	-	25 km
Carrizal	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	28 km
Alemán	Hato Major	Dominican Republic	Village	-	29 km
Altos Grande	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	30 km
Los Llanos	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	5400 people	32 km
Byaguana	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	33 km
Consuelo	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	City	27000 people	34 km
Miches	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	9200 people	35 km
Quisqueya	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	17000 people	35 km
El Seibo	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	City	23000 people	35 km
Caba	Samaná	Dominican Republic	Village	-	36 km
Balandra	Samaná	Dominican Republic	Village	-	37 km
Ahorca Los Perros	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	37 km
Samaná	Samaná	Dominican Republic	Village	10000 people	38 km
Los Róbalos	Samaná	Dominican Republic	Village	-	40 km
Albizú	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	40 km
Batey Nuevo	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	40 km
Coamo	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	41 km
Amador	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	-	41 km
Sabana Los Mosquiticos	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	43 km
Batey Carabela	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	45 km
El Valle	Samaná	Dominican Republic	Village	-	45 km
Cayacoa	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	-	45 km
Monte Plata	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	City	15000 people	46 km
San Pedro de Macorís	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	City	160000 people	46 km
Arroyo del Cabo	Samaná	Dominican Republic	Village	-	47 km
Sabana del Cuey	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	48 km
Sánchez	Samaná	Dominican Republic	City	13000 people	48 km
Bebedero	Duarte	Dominican Republic	Village	-	49 km
Batey la Charca	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	49 km
El Soco	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	-	50 km
Guerra	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	50 km
Guaymate	La Romana	Dominican Republic	Village	6100 people	50 km
Batey Campiña	La Romana	Dominican Republic	Village	-	51 km
El Dean	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	51 km
Abra Grande	Samaná	Dominican Republic	Village	-	52 km
El Prado	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	52 km
El Prieto	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	53 km
Boca Chica	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	City	-	54 km
Las Lisas	El Seíbo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	55 km
Andrés	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	City	-	55 km
Agua Santa del Yuna	Duarte	Dominican Republic	Village	1800 people	56 km
Aguacate	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	58 km
Arroyo Rico	La Altagracia	Dominican Republic	Village	-	58 km
Cumayasa	San Pedro de Macorís	Dominican Republic	Village	-	59 km
La Guía	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	59 km
Hato San Pedro	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	59 km
El Paredón	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	61 km
Caño Abaja	María Trinidad Sánchez	Dominican Republic	Village	-	62 km
Al Otro Lado	La Romana	Dominican Republic	Village	-	62 km
La Colorá	La Altagracia	Dominican Republic	Village	-	63 km
Arroyo El Naranjo	Duarte	Dominican Republic	Village	-	63 km
Batey Guanuma	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	64 km
La Romana	La Romana	Dominican Republic	City	210000 people	64 km
Batey Frías	Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	Village	-	66 km
Chaparral	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Village	-	68 km
Villa Riva	Duarte	Dominican Republic	Village	5700 people	68 km
Santo Domingo	Distrito Nacional	Dominican Republic	Capital	2.2 million people	72 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
Sabana de La Mar	SNX	unknown				0	22 km
Arroyo Barril		35				0	37 km
De Las Americas International	SDQ	18	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11000	59 km
San Isidro AB		34	Mil.	Paved	No	7000	59 km
La Romana	LRM	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	66 km
Herrera	HEX	66	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4100	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Santa Barbara de Samana		Dominican Republic	36 km
Puerto Botado		Dominican Republic	38 km
San Pedro de Macoris	DOSPM	Dominican Republic	47 km
Sanchez	DOSNZ	Dominican Republic	48 km
Boca Chica	DOBCC	Dominican Republic	54 km
La Romana	DOLRM	Dominican Republic	65 km
Santo Domingo	DOSDQ	Dominican Republic	71 km
Rio Haina	DOHAI	Dominican Republic	87 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Hatillo	Yuna	1984	92 km

More information

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