Overall Green Earthquake alert in Colombia on 16 Dec 2016 19:45 UTC

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M 4.6 in Colombia on 16 Dec 2016 19:45 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:	4.6M
Depth:	59.74 Km
Lat/Lon:	3.3936 , -74.2972
Event Date:	16 Dec 2016 19:45 UTC 16 Dec 2016 14:45 Local
Exposed Population:	506348 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us200081nl
Inserted at:	16 Dec 2016 20:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us200081nl	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1150789		0	16 Dec 2016 19:45	4.6M, 59.74km	N/A	510 thousand (in 100km)		00:33	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 Meta (population 588,689) . The nearest places are La Caucha, Palestina, Uribe, El Guape, Aguablanca, El Triunfo, Lejanías, Santander, Legia, El Vergel, and El Mirador.

Radius	Population
100 km	510000 people
75 km	180000 people
50 km	42000 people
20 km	4300 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Meta	Colombia	590000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Caucha	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	19 km
Palestina	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	21 km
Uribe	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	22 km
El Guape	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	25 km
Aguablanca	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	27 km
El Triunfo	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	32 km
Lejanías	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	34 km
Santander	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	34 km
Legia	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	36 km
El Vergel	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	36 km
Galilea	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	36 km
La Esperanza	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	37 km
Ilusión	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	38 km
Corral	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	42 km
Puerto Crevaux	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	44 km
El Valle	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	45 km
Legiosa	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	45 km
Guayabal	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	47 km
Montecillos	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	47 km
Municipio Juan de Arama	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	47 km
Brisas de Yamanes	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	47 km
El Saldo	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	47 km
Los Micos	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	48 km
Santa Elena	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	49 km
San Marcos	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	49 km
La Palma	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	49 km
Aguas Claras	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	50 km
Florida	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	50 km
Santa Ana	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	50 km
Sitio la Balastera	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	50 km
Puerto Gaitan	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	50 km
Granada	Distrito Capital	Colombia	Village	-	50 km
El Playón	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	51 km
La Ribera	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	52 km
El Jardín	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	52 km
San Juan	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	54 km
La Cumbre	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	55 km
La Julia	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	55 km
Carman	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	55 km
Colombia	Huila	Colombia	Village	2400 people	56 km
La Bodega	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	56 km
El Jardin	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	57 km
Ambicá	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	57 km
Hato Palomas	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	57 km
Alto Gavilán	Distrito Capital	Colombia	Village	-	57 km
Las Minas	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	58 km
Arauca	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	58 km
Núñez	Cundinamarca	Colombia	Village	-	59 km
Los Medios	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	59 km
El Castillo	Meta	Colombia	Village	2600 people	59 km
Las Delicias	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	59 km
Medellín del Ariari	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	59 km
La Laguna	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	59 km
San Roque	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	59 km
Concepción	Distrito Capital	Colombia	Village	-	60 km
Palomas	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	60 km
Canaguarito	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	60 km
Papelito	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	60 km
Mirolindo	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	61 km
La Ranrada	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	61 km
Japón	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	61 km
Aguas Claras	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	61 km
La Colonia	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	62 km
La Playa	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	62 km
Los Ríos	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	63 km
Compamento	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	63 km
Río Negro	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	63 km
El Cajón	Cundinamarca	Colombia	Village	-	64 km
El Dorado	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	64 km
San Andrés	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	64 km
Villa Luz	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	64 km
San Isidro	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	64 km
Rionegro	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	64 km
Corozal	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	64 km
Hato Manacal	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	65 km
Monte Frio	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	65 km
Tierra Negra	Cundinamarca	Colombia	Village	-	65 km
La Ensillada	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	66 km
Puerto Lleras	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	66 km
Monguí	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	66 km
La Arada	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	66 km
Puerto Caldas	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	66 km
Policaroa Salavarrieta	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	66 km
El Porvenir	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	66 km
Cubarral	Meta	Colombia	Village	2200 people	66 km
Granda	Meta	Colombia	Village	-	67 km
Buenavista	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	68 km
Romerales Ortega	Distrito Capital	Colombia	Village	-	68 km
Albania	Huila	Colombia	Village	-	69 km
Dolores	Tolima	Colombia	Village	3700 people	69 km
Tres Esquinas	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	69 km
Pueblo Azul	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	69 km
Aco Nuevo	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	69 km
Villarica	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	69 km
Samaria	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	69 km
Cabrera	Cundinamarca	Colombia	Village	1400 people	69 km
El Mirador	Tolima	Colombia	Village	-	69 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)	Distance
Uribe	URI	unknown	23 km
Lamacarena	LMC	unknown	47 km
Luis F Pinto		320	98 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Prado	Prado	1971	77 km

More information

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