M 4.5 in France from 21 Nov 2013 09:53 UTC to 09:53

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: 4.5M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 47.65 , -2.74
Event Date: 21 Nov 2013 09:53 UTC
21 Nov 2013 10:53 Local
Exposed Population:
2267177 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=344701
Inserted at: 21 Nov 2013 10:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=344701 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
1023184 0 21 Nov 2013 09:53 4.5M, 10km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 00:28 EMSC
1023185 0 21 Nov 2013 09:53 4.5M, 5km N/A 2.3 million (in 100km) 00:31 EMSC
1023187 0 21 Nov 2013 09:53 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:36 NEIC
1023189 0 21 Nov 2013 09:53 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:52 EMSC
1023214 0 21 Nov 2013 09:53 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 03:51 EMSC
1023220 0 21 Nov 2013 09:53 4.6M, 2km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 04:22 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 France , Region of Bretagne (population 2,854,289) . The nearest places are Rennes, Locqueltas, Locmaria Grand Champ, and Moustoir des Fleurs.

Radius Population
100 km 2.2 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 670000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km 44000 people
5 km 8500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bretagne France 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Moustoir des Fleurs Bretagne France Village - 1 km
Locmaria Grand Champ Bretagne France Village - 2 km
Locqueltas Bretagne France Village - 4 km
Rennes Bretagne France Major city 210000 people 94 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
Meucon VNE 136 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 7 km
Pontivy 124 Civ. Paved Yes 3600 36 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Vannes FRVNE France 12 km
Port Navalo France 22 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guerledan Blavet 1930 53 km

More information

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