Overall Green Earthquake alert in Puerto Rico from 13 Jun 2009 16:12 UTC to 16:12

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M 4.9 in Puerto Rico from 13 Jun 2009 16:12 UTC to 16:12

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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.9M
Depth:	42.7 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.9604 , -66.5585
Event Date:	13 Jun 2009 16:12 UTC 13 Jun 2009 12:12 Local
Exposed Population:	2650000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	13 Jun 2009 17:18 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

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
59299	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	5M, 29km	N/A	2.2 million (in 100km)	00:11	GEOFON
59300	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	5.1M, 20km	N/A	1 million (in 100km)	00:15	NEIC
59301	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	5M, 19km	N/A	2.4 million (in 100km)	00:15	GEOFON
59302	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	4.9M, 34.5km	N/A	2.8 million (in 100km)	00:21	NEIC
59303	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	5M, 14km	N/A	2.3 million (in 100km)	00:21	GEOFON
59309	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	4.9M, 42.7km	N/A	2.7 million (in 100km)	01:06	NEIC
59314	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	4.9M, 8.8km	N/A	920 thousand (in 100km)	01:41	NEIC
59315	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	4.9M, 39km	N/A	2.2 million (in 100km)	01:45	GEOFON
59317	0.5	13 Jun 2009 16:12	4.9M, 10km	N/A	2.4 million (in 100km)	02:12	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 Puerto Rico , District of Arecibo. The nearest places are Sandin, Brenas, Los Naranjos, Sabana, Dorado, La Boca, Tierras Nuevas Poniente, San Antonio, Ceiba, Islote, and Carolina.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.2 million people
75 km	590000 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
Arecibo	Puerto Rico	-
Bayamon	Puerto Rico	-
San Juan	Puerto Rico	-
Aguadilla	Puerto Rico	-
Humacao	Puerto Rico	-
Ponce	Puerto Rico	-
Guayama	Puerto Rico	-
Mayag?ez	Puerto Rico	-
Virgin Is.	Virgin Islands, U.S.	100000 people
British Virgin Is.	Virgin Islands, British	18000 people
La Altagracia	Dominican Republic	120000 people
El Seibo	Dominican Republic	76000 people
La Romana	Dominican Republic	180000 people
San Pedro de Macor¡s	Dominican Republic	210000 people
Hato Major	Dominican Republic	180000 people
Samana	Dominican Republic	79000 people
Monte Plata	Dominican Republic	110000 people
Distrito Nacional	Dominican Republic	2.8 million people
Duarte	Dominican Republic	280000 people
Anguilla	Anguilla	9200 people
Maria Trinidad S	Dominican Republic	140000 people
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	1.6 million people
Sanchez Ramirez	Dominican Republic	150000 people
San Cristobal	Dominican Republic	170000 people
Espaillat	Dominican Republic	200000 people
Monsenor Novel	Dominican Republic	150000 people
Salcedo	Dominican Republic	120000 people
La Vega	Dominican Republic	310000 people
Peravia	Dominican Republic	200000 people
St. Kitts & Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	41000 people
Puerto Plata	Dominican Republic	250000 people
Azua	Dominican Republic	210000 people
Santiago	Dominican Republic	760000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sandin	Vega Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	-	60 km
Brenas	Vega Alta	Puerto Rico	Village	-	62 km
Los Naranjos	Vega Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	-	62 km
Sabana	Vega Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	1900 people	63 km
Dorado	Dorado	Puerto Rico	Village	13000 people	63 km
La Boca	Barceloneta	Puerto Rico	Village	-	63 km
Tierras Nuevas Poniente	Manati	Puerto Rico	Village	2400 people	64 km
San Antonio	Dorado	Puerto Rico	Village	6500 people	65 km
Ceiba	Vega Alta	Puerto Rico	Village	3700 people	65 km
Islote	Arecibo	Puerto Rico	Village	-	65 km
Camino Delmar	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	-	65 km
Vega Baja	Vega Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	29000 people	65 km
Monserrate	Vega Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	2800 people	65 km
Doraville	Dorado	Puerto Rico	Village	-	66 km
Toa Baja	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	1800 people	66 km
Ingenio	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	5700 people	66 km
La Luisa	Manati	Puerto Rico	Village	2900 people	66 km
Coto Norte	Manati	Puerto Rico	Village	1400 people	66 km
Barceloneta	Barceloneta	Puerto Rico	Village	4300 people	66 km
Campo Alegre	Manati	Puerto Rico	Village	-	66 km
Palo Seco	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	-	67 km
Garrochales	Barceloneta	Puerto Rico	Village	1200 people	67 km
El Morro	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Village	-	67 km
La Granja	Vega Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	-	67 km
Levittown	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	30000 people	67 km
Manati	Manati	Puerto Rico	Village	16000 people	68 km
Santa Rosa	Dorado	Puerto Rico	Village	-	68 km
Vega Alta	Vega Alta	Puerto Rico	Village	12000 people	68 km
Campanilla	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	7800 people	68 km
Puerta de Tierra	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Village	-	69 km
Imbery	Barceloneta	Puerto Rico	Village	-	69 km
El Cachete	Barceloneta	Puerto Rico	Village	-	69 km
Catano	Catano	Puerto Rico	Village	30000 people	69 km
Candelaria Arenas	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	5900 people	69 km
Sabana Seca	Toa Baja	Puerto Rico	Village	6200 people	69 km
Tiburones	Barceloneta	Puerto Rico	Village	<1000 people	69 km
Enramada	Catano	Puerto Rico	Village	-	69 km
San Juan	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Capital	420000 people	74 km
Carolina	Carolina	Puerto Rico	Major city	170000 people	80 km

see full list

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
Dorado		23				0	63 km
Isla Grande	SIG	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5300	69 km
State Government Number One		82				0	71 km
Rexach Office Building		18				0	72 km
Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol	ARE	7				0	72 km
Prtc Office Building		53				0	74 km
Luis Munoz Marin International	SJU	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	76 km
Prasa-Barbosa		50				0	76 km
Prasa - La Plata		110				0	76 km
Bayamon Regional Hospital		34				0	76 km
Orocovis Health Center		523				0	89 km
Orama-Layuya		446				0	95 km
Baxter-Aibonito		560				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
San Juan	PRSJU	Puerto Rico	72 km
Arecibo	PRARE	Puerto Rico	72 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
La Plata	La Plata	1974	77 km
Dos Bocas	Rio Grande de Arecibo	1942	84 km
Caonillas	Caonillas	1948	89 km
Guajataca	Guajataca	1928	92 km

More information

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