Overall Green Earthquake alert in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the on 05 Feb 2018 16:37 UTC

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M 4.9 in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the on 05 Feb 2018 16:37 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-8.4382 , 26.6956
Event Date:	05 Feb 2018 16:37 UTC 05 Feb 2018 18:37 Local
Exposed Population:	820000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000cg3v
Inserted at:	05 Feb 2018 16:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.3		0.3
us1000cg3v	Scaled population (vector)	6.38
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1197448		0.3	05 Feb 2018 16:37	4.9M, 10km	N/A	820 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	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 Congo, The Democratic Republic of the , Region of Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are Mwebe, Kilongwe, Kiobela, Mukoko, Kiowe, Umbombo, Mukungwa, Kadia, Inakibale, Bwe, and Bausa.

Radius	Population
100 km	820000 people
75 km	670000 people
50 km	410000 people
20 km	180000 people
10 km	46000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shaba	Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mwebe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	3 km
Kilongwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	12 km
Kiobela	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	14 km
Mukoko	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	16 km
Kiowe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	19 km
Umbombo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	21 km
Mukungwa	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	21 km
Kadia	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	22 km
Inakibale	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	22 km
Bwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	23 km
Kimba	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	25 km
Kakenza	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	27 km
Kabindi	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	30 km
Kimana	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	30 km
Mabwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	31 km
Mulambe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	32 km
Bayo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	33 km
Kikunka	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	35 km
Barakizi	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	37 km
Buya-Bwa-Dalamba	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	37 km
Katwawa	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	38 km
Butombe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	39 km
Kikondja	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	40 km
Diwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	40 km
Niembo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	40 km
Kiabula	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	43 km
Kinia	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	44 km
Kibala	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	44 km
Kalombo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	44 km
Kitobwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	45 km
Malemba Nkulu	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	45 km
Mutombo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	46 km
Kiyuyu	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	48 km
Bunda	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	48 km
Kabala	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	51 km
Kilomba	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	51 km
Sanga	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	51 km
Mwanzazi	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	51 km
Lubondaie	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	51 km
Kanienge	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	52 km
Lukila Kivumbu	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	52 km
Mutombo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	52 km
Tuite	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	53 km
Muyumbwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	53 km
Musomali	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	54 km
Masangu	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	55 km
Misa	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	57 km
Mwanza	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	9600 people	58 km
Manga	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	59 km
Kienge	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	59 km
Lukanga-Petit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	60 km
Kaluila	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	61 km
Katondo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	61 km
Kintobongo-Bunge	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	62 km
Kibindi	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	63 km
Tambo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	63 km
Kikindwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	63 km
Mulundi	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	64 km
Kabanga	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	64 km
Djobo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	64 km
Konga	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	64 km
Kimba	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	64 km
Lukanga	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	65 km
Ilunga	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	65 km
Kintshia	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	65 km
Shimbi	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	65 km
Komeshia	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	66 km
Mutombo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	67 km
Songwe	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	67 km
Goy	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	68 km
Pomba	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	69 km
Kalongo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	69 km
Kabenga	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	69 km
Bausa	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Village	-	69 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Mitwaba	1597	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	76 km
Lusinga	1780	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4400	77 km
Bukena	1179	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	94 km

More information

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