M 6.1 in Colombia on 23 Mar 2019 19:21 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: 6.1M
Depth: 113.28 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.5596 , -76.2801
Event Date: 23 Mar 2019 19:21 UTC
23 Mar 2019 14:21 Local
Exposed Population: 760000 people in MMI
2810000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000jkrq
Inserted at: 23 Mar 2019 19:41 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4 (Colombia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000jkrq 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1253377 0 23 Mar 2019 19:21 6.1M, 113.28km 4.76 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 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 Risaralda (population 488,612) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
880000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1253377 4.56/-76.28 6.1 113.3 4.402 23 Mar 2019 19:42 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1253377 4.56/-76.28 6.1 113.3 4.814 23 Mar 2019 21:24 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1253377 4.56/-76.28 6.1 113.3 4.763 24 Mar 2019 19:29 1d 00:07 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Risaralda Colombia 490000 people
Tolima Colombia 54000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dos Quebradas Risaralda Colombia City 180000 people 75 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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