M 4.6 in Saudi Arabia on 09 Jul 2013 05:33 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: 4.6M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 16.67 , 40.86
Event Date: 09 Jul 2013 05:33 UTC
09 Jul 2013 08:33 Local
Exposed Population:
About 666 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 09 Jul 2013 10:04 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
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
1000516 0 09 Jul 2013 05:33 4.6M, 0km N/A Few people (in 100km) 04:30 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 Saudi Arabia , Emirate of Jizan (population 1,206,951) .

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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
Jizan Saudi Arabia 1.2 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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