M 4.9 in Dominican Republic on 15 Jul 2013 14:02 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: 37 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.2595 , -70.1568
Event Date: 15 Jul 2013 14:02 UTC
15 Jul 2013 10:02 Local
Exposed Population:
6731126 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Jul 2013 20:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1000653 0.3 15 Jul 2013 14:02 5.1M, 14km N/A 7.2 million (in 100km) 02:06 NEIC
1000657 0.2 15 Jul 2013 14:02 4.9M, 24.8km N/A 6.7 million (in 100km) 02:24 NEIC
1000663 0.2 15 Jul 2013 14:02 4.9M, 37km N/A 6.7 million (in 100km) 06:06 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 Dominican Republic , Province of Sanchez Ramirez (population 152,192) . The nearest places are Santo Domingo, and Angelina.

Radius Population
100 km 7.2 million people
75 km 3.2 million people
50 km 1.5 million people
20 km 320000 people
10 km 89000 people
5 km 16000 people
2 km 2900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sanchez Ramirez Dominican Republic 150000 people
Duarte Dominican Republic 280000 people
La Vega Dominican Republic 310000 people
Monsenor Novel Dominican Republic 150000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Angelina S�nchez Ram�rez Dominican Republic Village - 4 km
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 79 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
Angelina Cotui 54 2 km
Santiago Municipal STI 182 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 53 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sanchez DOSNZ Dominican Republic 63 km
Santo Domingo DOSDQ Dominican Republic 78 km
Sosua Dominican Republic 78 km
Puerto Botado Dominican Republic 79 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Hatillo Yuna 1984 10 km

More information

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