M 7.7 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.6 m) in Cuba on 28 Jan 2020 19:10 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.7M
Glide number: EQ-2020-000131-CUB
Depth: 14.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.421 , -78.7627
Event Date: 28 Jan 2020 19:10 UTC
28 Jan 2020 14:10 Local
Exposed Population: Less than 100 people in MMI VII
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60007idc
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2020 20:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Cuba)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 1.2 1.2
us60007idc Scaled population (raster) 0.08 Max wave alert 1.58m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 1.58m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1293009 0.9 28 Jan 2020 19:10 7.3M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.9m (at 00:16) 00:06 PTWC
1293011 0.9 28 Jan 2020 19:10 7.6M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.9m (at 00:20) 00:06 GEOFON
1293023 0.8 28 Jan 2020 19:10 7.7M, 10km 5.95 152 (in MMI>=VII) 0.9m (at 00:22) 1d 00:04 NEIC
1293801 1.2 28 Jan 2020 19:10 7.7M, 14.8km 5.97 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 1.6m (at 00:22) 3d 00:57 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 Cuba , Province of Granma (population 828,188) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Granma Cuba 830000 people
Hanover Jamaica 68000 people
Westmoreland Jamaica 130000 people
Saint James Jamaica 160000 people
Trelawny Jamaica 73000 people
Camaguey Cuba 780000 people
Saint Elizabeth Jamaica 150000 people
Saint Ann Jamaica 150000 people
Las Tunas Cuba 520000 people
Manchester Jamaica 170000 people
Santiago de Cuba Cuba 1 million people
Clarendon Jamaica 220000 people
Saint Mary Jamaica 110000 people
Saint Catherine Jamaica 370000 people
Ciego de Avila Cuba 390000 people
Sancti Spiritus Cuba 450000 people
Saint Andrew Jamaica 550000 people
Cayman Is. Cayman Islands 32000 people
Portland Jamaica 78000 people
Holguin Cuba 1 million people
Kingston Jamaica 100000 people
Saint Thomas Jamaica 86000 people
Cienfuegos Cuba 380000 people
Villa Clara Cuba 840000 people
Matanzas Cuba 640000 people
Guantanamo Cuba 520000 people
Guantanamo Bay United States -
La Habana Cuba 680000 people
Isla de la Juventud Cuba 78000 people
Grand Anse Haiti -
Sud Haiti 630000 people
Bahamas Bahamas 270000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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