M 4.9 in Algeria on 17 Jul 2013 03:00 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: 9.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.5432 , 3.0315
Event Date: 17 Jul 2013 03:00 UTC
17 Jul 2013 04:00 Local
Exposed Population:
7704178 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Jul 2013 05:23 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  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
1000693 0.2 17 Jul 2013 03:00 4.9M, 9.7km N/A 7.7 million (in 100km) 02:22 NEIC
1000694 0.2 17 Jul 2013 03:00 4.9M, 10km N/A 7.7 million (in 100km) 02:24 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 Algeria , Province of Blida (population 704,462) . The nearest places are El-Jazair, Bougara, Bouinane, and Haouch el Bey.

Radius Population
100 km 7.7 million people
75 km 6.2 million people
50 km 5.1 million people
20 km 1.2 million people
10 km 180000 people
5 km 51000 people
2 km 6300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Blida Algeria 700000 people
Tipaza Algeria 620000 people
Medea Algeria 760000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Haouch el Bey Blida Algeria Village - 2 km
Bougara Blida Algeria Village - 3 km
Bouinane Blida Algeria Village - 4 km
El-Jazair Alger Algeria Capital 1.5 million people 23 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
Boufarik QFD 102 14 km
Blida 163 20 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Alger Algeria 27 km
Algiers DZALG Algeria 31 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Hamiz Arbatache 1935 29 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.