M 4.8 in Dominican Republic on 26 Nov 2015 01:47 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: 4 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.448 , -70.462
Event Date: 26 Nov 2015 01:47 UTC
25 Nov 2015 21:47 Local
Exposed Population:
5825929 people within 100km
Source: NTWC    
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2015 01:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NTWC     0.1 0.1
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
1108525 0.1 26 Nov 2015 01:47 4.8M, 4km N/A 5.8 million (in 100km) 00:03 NTWC    
1108528 0.2 26 Nov 2015 01:47 4.9M, 10km N/A 5.6 million (in 100km) 00:18 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 Peravia (population 202,201) . The nearest places are Santo Domingo, and La Palma.

Radius Population
100 km 5.8 million people
75 km 4.6 million people
50 km 1.1 million people
20 km 79000 people
10 km 17000 people
5 km 7600 people
2 km 2500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peravia Dominican Republic 200000 people
Azua Dominican Republic 210000 people
San Cristobal Dominican Republic 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Palma San Jos� de Ocoa Dominican Republic Village - 2 km
Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic Capital 2.2 million people 60 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
Herrera HEX 66 Civ. Paved Yes 4100 52 km
Constanza COZ 1198 Civ. Paved No 5300 58 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Viejo de Azua DOPVA Dominican Republic 24 km
Las Calderas Dominican Republic 26 km
Azua DOPVA Dominican Republic 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Jiguey Nizao 1992 14 km
Valdesia Nizao 1975 20 km

More information

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