Overall Green Earthquake alert in Panama on 18 Aug 2018 19:39 UTC

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M 5.6 in Panama on 18 Aug 2018 19:39 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:	5.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	8.831 , -77.2936
Event Date:	18 Aug 2018 19:39 UTC 18 Aug 2018 14:39 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI V 190000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000gcek
Inserted at:	18 Aug 2018 20:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4 (Colombia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Colombia= 4; Panama= 4

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000gcek	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.87

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1224698		0	18 Aug 2018 19:39	5.6M, 10km	5.42	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:22	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 Colombia ,of San Blas (population 79) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	2.4 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1224698	8.831/-77.294	5.6	10	5.42	18 Aug 2018 20:02	00:23	(new episode)
	2	0	1224698	8.831/-77.294	5.6	10	5.42	18 Aug 2018 21:47	02:08	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Blas	Panama	<1000 people
Choco	Colombia	<1000 people
San Blas	Panama	11000 people
Choco	Colombia	25000 people
Darien	Panama	36000 people
Antioquia	Colombia	170000 people
Panama	Panama	5300 people
Cordoba	Colombia	4300 people
San Blas	Panama	15000 people
Choco	Colombia	41000 people
Darien	Panama	20000 people
Antioquia	Colombia	720000 people
Panama	Panama	1.7 million people
Cordoba	Colombia	1.6 million people
Sucre	Colombia	810000 people
Colon	Panama	87000 people
Bolivar	Colombia	1.6 million people
Magdalena	Colombia	160000 people
Atlantico	Colombia	77000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sapzurro	Choco	Colombia	Village	-	21 km
Acandí	Chocó	Colombia	Village	-	35 km
Mulatos	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	67 km
Necoclí	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	9700 people	71 km
Zepata	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	75 km
Damaquiel	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	77 km
Vaviza	Darien	Panama	Village	-	83 km
San Juan	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	85 km
Pinogana	Darién	Panama	Village	-	87 km
San Juancito	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	89 km
Los Carriles	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	95 km
Arboletes	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	8400 people	96 km
La Cana	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	105 km
El Tres	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	109 km
La Honda	Choco	Colombia	Village	-	139 km
Chepigana	Darién	Panama	Village	-	102 km
Turbo	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	50000 people	102 km
Brunito	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	102 km
La Palma	Darien	Panama	Major city	1800 people	106 km
Puerto Escondito	Córdoba	Colombia	Village	-	116 km
San Pedro de Urabá	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	10000 people	120 km
Cristo Rey	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	120 km
Tenerife	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	122 km
Apartadó	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	79000 people	128 km
Río Cedro	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	128 km
Verdinal	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	129 km
Providencia	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	130 km
El Pantano	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	133 km
Santa Lucía	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	138 km
Las Piedras	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	139 km
La Rada	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	141 km
Valencia	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	10000 people	141 km
Robe Pelado	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	143 km
Los Cedros	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	144 km
Chigorodó	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	44000 people	145 km
Río Nuevo	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	149 km
Santa Isabel	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	150 km
Frasquillo	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	151 km
Tierralta	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	26000 people	154 km
Primavera	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	154 km
Tres Piedras	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	155 km
Ríosucio	Choco	Colombia	Village	7100 people	155 km
Montería	Cordoba	Colombia	City	260000 people	156 km
San Bernardo	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	158 km
San Anterito	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	160 km
San Pelayo	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	5600 people	160 km
Mateo	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	162 km
Caramelo	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	165 km
Cereté	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	52000 people	166 km
El Oriente	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	167 km
Lorica	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	40000 people	169 km
Carizal	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	171 km
Buenos Aires	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	174 km
Santa Cruz	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	174 km
San Carlos	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	3400 people	176 km
La Manta	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	179 km
Purísima	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	6500 people	179 km
San Antero	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	11000 people	180 km
Arenoso	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	184 km
Santa Rosa	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	184 km
Momil	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	6400 people	184 km
Domingodó	Choco	Colombia	Village	-	185 km
Ciénaga de Oro	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	18000 people	185 km
Corozalito	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	185 km
San Andres	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	186 km
Chimá	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	186 km
Puerto Yañez	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	187 km
Carolina	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	188 km
Sabaneta	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	190 km
Pavarandocito	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	190 km
Playa Rica	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	191 km
Arena del Sur	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	191 km
Punta Ardita	Choco	Colombia	Village	-	193 km
Marañonal	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	193 km
Juradó	Choco	Colombia	Village	2300 people	194 km
Laguneta	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	195 km
Planeta Aica	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	195 km
Tolu	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	195 km
Tuchín	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	196 km
Centro Alegre	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	197 km
La Ye	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	198 km
La Esperanza	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	199 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	201 km
Palmito	Sucre	Colombia	Village	4000 people	201 km
El Viajano	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	201 km
Chepo	Panamá	Panama	Village	15000 people	201 km
El Porvenir	Colón	Panama	Major city	<1000 people	202 km
Río Sucio	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	203 km
Rosario	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	204 km
Plazabonita	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	204 km
Tolú	Sucre	Colombia	Village	25000 people	205 km
Sahngun	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	205 km
Arrimadero	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	207 km
Curiche	Choco	Colombia	Village	-	209 km
Montelibano	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	210 km
Providencia	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	211 km
Nueva Estación	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	211 km
Chinú	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	19000 people	211 km
Coredó	Chocó	Colombia	Village	-	212 km
Heredia	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	212 km
Murindó	Antioquia	Colombia	Village	-	213 km
Sampués	Sucre	Colombia	Village	19000 people	214 km
Tolúviejo	Sucre	Colombia	Village	8200 people	215 km
Sincelejo	Sucre	Colombia	City	260000 people	216 km
El Anclar	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	216 km
Santo Domingo	Sucre	Colombia	Village	-	218 km
Sabaneta	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	218 km
Sabanalarga	Sucre	Colombia	Village	-	219 km
San Onofrei	Sucre	Colombia	Village	-	219 km
Bocas de Uré	Cordoba	Colombia	Village	-	220 km
Don Alonso	Sucre	Colombia	Village	-	221 km
La Isla	Choco	Colombia	Village	-	221 km
Aguacate	Choco	Colombia	Village	-	221 km
Pedregal	Panamá	Panama	Village	-	221 km
Macaján	Sucre	Colombia	Village	-	221 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
Puerto Obaldia	PUE	unknown				0	23 km
Capurgana	CPB	unknown				0	23 km
Acandi	ACD	15	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	35 km
Tubala	TUW	unknown				0	44 km
Mulatupo	MPP	unknown				0	53 km
Gilgal	GGL	unknown				0	60 km
Mulatos	ULS	unknown				0	64 km
Caledonia	CDE	unknown				0	66 km
Necocli	NCI	unknown				0	70 km
Santa Maria	SMC	unknown				0	78 km
Corazon de Jesus	CZJ	unknown				0	79 km
San Juan de Uraba	SJR	unknown				0	85 km
Achutupo	ACU	unknown				0	86 km
Unguia	UNC	unknown				0	91 km
Yaviza	PYV	unknown				0	92 km
Arboletas	ARO	unknown				0	96 km
Nueva Colonia		15				0	118 km
Uraba		30	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7100	129 km
Nargana	NGN	unknown				0	84 km
Mamitupo	MPI	unknown				0	87 km
Ailigandi	AIL	unknown				0	91 km
Gonzalo Mejia	TRB	2	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	103 km
Cap Ramon Xatruch		9				0	104 km
Playon Chico	PYC	unknown				0	116 km
Tupile	TUE	unknown				0	127 km
Santa Catalina	SCA	unknown				0	128 km
Rio Tigre	RIT	unknown				0	141 km
Sambu	SAX	unknown				0	142 km
Chigorodo	IGO	unknown				0	143 km
Ustupo	UTU	unknown				0	158 km
S. Jeronimo	MTR	11	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6100	161 km
Jaque	JQE	9	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4300	174 km
Rio Alzucar	RIZ	unknown				0	176 km
Lorica	LRI	unknown				0	177 km
San Miguel	NMG	unknown				0	184 km
Covenas Naval Base	CVE	9	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	187 km
Punta Cocos		20				0	190 km
Planeta Rica	PLC	unknown				0	192 km
San Blas	NBL	unknown				0	199 km
El Porvenir	PVE	unknown				0	199 km
Apartado	APO	unknown				0	199 km
Tolu	TLU	unknown				0	200 km
Carti	CTE	unknown				0	206 km
Mandinga		5				0	208 km
La Joya Nr 1		53				0	217 km
Rio Sidra	RSI	unknown				0	225 km
Montelibano		49	Civ.	Paved	No	3500	226 km
Las Brujas	CZU	173	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	228 km
Monte Libano	MTB	unknown				0	230 km
Panama City Metropolitan	PTY	41	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	231 km
San Marcos	SRS	unknown				0	235 km
Ayapel	AYA	unknown				0	243 km
Tocumen International		13	Civ.	Paved	No	5800	244 km
Albrook		9				0	249 km
Caucasia	CAQ	127	Civ.	Paved	No	3800	250 km
Calzada Larga		120				0	250 km
Balboa / Howard AFB	BLB	16				0	254 km
Carmen de Bolivar		180	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	256 km
Rafael Nunez	CTG	2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	265 km
Baracoa	MGN	54	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	274 km
Chame		43				0	287 km
Colon	ONX	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	289 km
Campamento Petrolero		22				0	294 km
Plato	PLT	unknown				0	296 km
El Bagre	EBG	82	Civ.	Paved	No	4700	306 km
San Bernardo	MMP	18	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	318 km
Guamal	GAA	unknown				0	338 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Pito		Panama	27 km
Acandi		Colombia	35 km
Pinos		Panama	77 km
El Real	PAELE	Panama	93 km
La Palma	PAPLP	Panama	103 km
Turbo	COTRB	Colombia	104 km
Covenas		Colombia	189 km
Jurado		Colombia	199 km
Tolu	COTLU	Colombia	203 km
Rio Abajo		Panama	243 km
Taboguilla Island		Panama	244 km
Naos Island		Panama	248 km
Taboga Island		Panama	248 km
Balboa	PABLB	Panama	250 km
Venado Island		Panama	254 km
Mamonal	COMAM	Colombia	255 km
Paraiso	PAPAI	Panama	258 km
Madden Dam		Panama	259 km
Cartagena	COCTG	Colombia	260 km
Las Cascadas		Panama	263 km
Porto Caimito		Panama	266 km
Rio Viejo	PAPBM	Panama	284 km
Payardi	PAPAY	Panama	285 km
Porto Trinidad		Panama	292 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Urra 1	Sinu	n/a	149 km
Bayano	Bayano	1975	179 km
Arroyo Grande	Arroyo Grande	1969	245 km
Arroyo Matuya	Arroyo Matuya	1971	253 km
Madden	Chagres	1938	258 km

More information

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