M 5.9 in Haiti on 07 Oct 2018 00:11 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: 5.9M
Depth: 11.74 Km
Lat/Lon: 20.0412 , -72.975
Event Date: 07 Oct 2018 00:11 UTC
06 Oct 2018 20:11 Local
Exposed Population: About 55000 people in MMI
2290000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000h8an
Inserted at: 07 Oct 2018 01:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
7.4 (Haiti)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us1000h8an Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.27  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1230804 2.6 07 Oct 2018 00:11 5.9M, 15.26km 5.89 2.3 million (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
1230813 0.5 07 Oct 2018 00:11 5.9M, 11.74km 4.94 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:13 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 Haiti , Department of Nord-Ouest (population 395,442) . The nearest places are Dupuis, Port-de-Paix, Voûte I'Église, Gros Bassin, Fond Goriose, Gélin, Beau Champ, La Croix, Almaçenes, Saint Louis du Nord, and Almerac.

Radius Population
100 km 2.3 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 750000 people
20 km 120000 people
10 km 3500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nord-Ouest Haiti 400000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dupuis Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 14 km
Port-de-Paix Nord-Ouest Haiti Village 34000 people 19 km
Voûte I'Église Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 19 km
Gros Bassin Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 22 km
Fond Goriose Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 22 km
Gélin Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 24 km
Beau Champ Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 25 km
La Croix Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 25 km
Almaçenes Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 28 km
Saint Louis du Nord Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 29 km
Jean Rabel Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 30 km
Aux Plains Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 33 km
Bambou Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 35 km
Atrelle Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 35 km
Bassin Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 36 km
Chapereau Artibonite Haiti Village - 36 km
L'Échange Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 38 km
Bellevue Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 42 km
Grande Plaine Artibonite Haiti Village - 44 km
Sources Chaudes Artibonite Haiti Village - 45 km
Beaumond Artibonite Haiti Village - 46 km
Anse Rouge Artibonite Haiti Village - 46 km
Mole-Saint-Nicolas Nord-Ouest Haiti Village 3200 people 48 km
Baie-de-Henne Nord-Ouest Haiti Village 1700 people 49 km
Petit Bourg Nord Haiti Village - 50 km
Gros Morne Artibonite Haiti City - 51 km
Terre Neuve Artibonite Haiti Village - 53 km
Bombardopolis Nord-Ouest Haiti Village 1900 people 55 km
Barcadère Trompe Artibonite Haiti Village - 58 km
Ballon Nord Haiti Village - 58 km
Barque Nord Haiti Village - 60 km
Fatgunt Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 60 km
Grande Savane Artibonite Haiti Village - 62 km
La Plateforme Nord-Ouest Haiti Village - 62 km
Almerac Artibonite Haiti Village - 65 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-de-Paix PAX unknown 0 18 km
Cap Haitien CAP 5 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Port de Paiz Haiti 19 km
Cayman Brac Haiti 39 km
Gonaives HTGVS Haiti 72 km
Cap Haitien HTCAP Haiti 88 km

More information

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