M 4.8 in Colombia on 25 Aug 2013 23:35 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: 4.8M
Depth: 23.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.7708 , -74.8604
Event Date: 25 Aug 2013 23:35 UTC
25 Aug 2013 18:35 Local
Exposed Population:
729580 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000jbrv
Inserted at: 26 Aug 2013 00:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
usb000jbrv 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
1006361 0.2 25 Aug 2013 23:35 4.8M, 23.3km N/A 730 thousand (in 100km) 00:45 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 , Department of Antioquia (population 4,601,187) . The nearest places are Medell�n, and San Francisco.

Radius Population
100 km 730000 people
75 km 490000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km 54000 people
10 km 7800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Antioquia Colombia 4.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Francisco Antioquia Colombia Village - 5 km
Medell�n Antioquia Colombia Major city 1.9 million people 187 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
El Bagre EBG 82 Civ. Paved No 4700 20 km
Caucasia CAQ 127 Civ. Paved No 3800 43 km

More information

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