M 4.9 in Somalia on 29 Jul 2006 02:03 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: Km
Lat/Lon: 13.3693 , 50.8333
Event Date: 29 Jul 2006 02:03 UTC
29 Jul 2006 05:03 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2006 05:20 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
20457 0.5 29 Jul 2006 02:03 4.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 03:17 NEIC
20459 0.5 29 Jul 2006 02:03 4.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 06:05 EMSC
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 Somalia , Region of Bari (population 435,965) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bari Somalia 440000 people
Aden Yemen 3.2 million people
Hadhramaut Yemen -
Al Mahrah Yemen -
'Ataq Yemen -
Sanaag Somalia 420000 people
Abyan Yemen -
Zufar Oman -
Sool Somalia -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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