Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Puerto Rico from 02 May 2020 11:13 UTC to 11:13

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M 5.5 in Puerto Rico from 02 May 2020 11:13 UTC to 11:13

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:	5.5M
Glide number:	EQ-2020-000001-PRI
Depth:	4.33 Km
Lat/Lon:	17.8942 , -66.6794
Event Date:	02 May 2020 11:13 UTC 02 May 2020 07:13 Local
Exposed Population:	About 71000 people in MMI 3380000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us700098mg
Inserted at:	02 May 2020 13:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	1.3		1.3
us700098mg	Scaled population (raster)	3.6
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1308342	0.9	02 May 2020 11:13	5.5M, 10km	N/A	3.3 million (in 100km)	00:05	PTWC
1308346	1.3	02 May 2020 11:13	5.5M, 4.33km	6.85	70 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	02:08	NEIC
1308378	1.2	02 May 2020 11:13	5.4M, 9km	6.8	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	03:26	PRICO RS

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 Puerto Rico , District of Ponce. The nearest places are Tuque, Amalia Marin, Tallaboa, Santa Cruz, Clausells, Quinta Esperanza, Guaypao, Ponce, Altavista, El Madrigal, and Carolina.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.4 million people
75 km	1.9 million people
50 km	640000 people
20 km	160000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ponce	Puerto Rico	-
Mayag?ez	Puerto Rico	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tuque	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	11 km
Amalia Marin	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	11 km
Tallaboa	Penuelas	Puerto Rico	Village	1200 people	12 km
Santa Cruz	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	13 km
Clausells	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	14 km
Quinta Esperanza	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	14 km
Guaypao	Penuelas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	15 km
Ponce	Ponce	Puerto Rico	City	160000 people	16 km
Altavista	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	17 km
El Madrigal	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	17 km
El Faro	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	-	17 km
Magas Arriba	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	1100 people	17 km
Buyones	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	17 km
Calzada	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	18 km
Jose Tormos Diego	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	18 km
Tallaboa Alta	Penuelas	Puerto Rico	Village	2200 people	18 km
Marueno	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	18 km
Guayanilla	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	5100 people	19 km
Indios	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	1700 people	19 km
El Bronce	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	19 km
Boca Chica	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	-	19 km
Penuelas	Penuelas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	19 km
Media Quijada	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	20 km
Capitanejo	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	3200 people	20 km
Macana	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	-	21 km
Corozal	Penuelas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	21 km
Santo Domingo	Penuelas	Puerto Rico	Village	3600 people	21 km
Aguilita	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	4900 people	22 km
Cambalache	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	22 km
Coto Laurel	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	3600 people	22 km
La Capital	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	-	22 km
Campamento Borinquen	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	-	22 km
Pastillo	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	3800 people	22 km
Cerrillos	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	23 km
Balneario de Cana Gorda	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	-	23 km
Hacienda Usera	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	23 km
Hacienda Burenes	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	24 km
Hacienda Batiz	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	24 km
Palomas	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	2300 people	24 km
Yauco	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	20000 people	24 km
Maria Antonia	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	-	24 km
Maraguez	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	24 km
Luis Llorens Torres	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	-	24 km
Hacienda Esperanza	Penuelas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	25 km
Hacienda Belgodere	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	-	25 km
Piedra Aguzada	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	-	25 km
Hacienda Catalina	Guayanilla	Puerto Rico	Village	-	25 km
Juana Diaz	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	9600 people	26 km
Guaraguao	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	26 km
Guanica	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	9200 people	26 km
Bizarreta	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	-	26 km
Magueyes	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	-	26 km
El Tumbao	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	-	27 km
Playita Cortada	Santa Isabel	Puerto Rico	Village	1700 people	27 km
Almacigo Bajo	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	27 km
Fuig	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	1200 people	27 km
Hacienda La Gloria	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	27 km
Rio Canas Abajo	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	-	28 km
Guayabal	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	2400 people	28 km
Hacienda Carmelita	Ponce	Puerto Rico	Village	-	29 km
Margarita	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	-	29 km
Ensenada	Guanica	Puerto Rico	Village	-	29 km
Lluveras	Sabana Grande	Puerto Rico	Village	2000 people	29 km
Hacienda Mejias	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	29 km
Hacienda Rosario	Adjuntas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	30 km
Hacienda Pietri	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	30 km
Adjuntas	Adjuntas	Puerto Rico	Village	5000 people	30 km
Las Ollas	Santa Isabel	Puerto Rico	Village	1900 people	30 km
Santa Isabel	Santa Isabel	Puerto Rico	Village	7000 people	30 km
Semil	Villalba	Puerto Rico	Village	-	31 km
Hacienda Americo	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	31 km
Hacienda El Banco	Utuado	Puerto Rico	Village	-	31 km
Campamento Susua	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	31 km
Rio Canas	Juana Diaz	Puerto Rico	Village	-	32 km
Machuchal	Sabana Grande	Puerto Rico	Village	-	32 km
Palma Sola	Villalba	Puerto Rico	Village	-	32 km
Liborio Negron Torres	Sabana Grande	Puerto Rico	Village	-	33 km
Hacienda La Juanita	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	33 km
Villalba	Villalba	Puerto Rico	Village	4400 people	33 km
El Ojo	Santa Isabel	Puerto Rico	Village	1700 people	33 km
Hacienda Bianchi	Adjuntas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	33 km
Hacienda La Esperanza	Utuado	Puerto Rico	Village	-	33 km
Hacienda Arbela	Adjuntas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	33 km
Hacienda Las Pinas	Yauco	Puerto Rico	Village	-	33 km
Los Llanos	Coamo	Puerto Rico	Village	2300 people	34 km
Jauca	Santa Isabel	Puerto Rico	Village	1800 people	34 km
Los Puertos	Coamo	Puerto Rico	Village	-	34 km
Collores	Jayuya	Puerto Rico	Village	-	34 km
Villa Perez	Adjuntas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	35 km
La Pica	Sabana Grande	Puerto Rico	Village	-	35 km
Divisoria	Orocovis	Puerto Rico	Village	-	35 km
Cespedes	Villalba	Puerto Rico	Village	-	35 km
Hacienda Gripinas	Jayuya	Puerto Rico	Village	-	35 km
Guayabo Dulce	Adjuntas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	36 km
Castaner	Lares	Puerto Rico	Village	-	36 km
Hacienda Indiera	Maricao	Puerto Rico	Village	-	36 km
Hacienda Santa Elena	Utuado	Puerto Rico	Village	-	37 km
Sabana Grande	Sabana Grande	Puerto Rico	Village	8800 people	37 km
Hacienda Ripoll	Adjuntas	Puerto Rico	Village	-	37 km
Coabey	Jayuya	Puerto Rico	Village	-	37 km

see full list

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
Mercedita	PSE	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6900	18 km
Fort Allen		6				0	22 km
Santa Isabel		8				0	32 km
Orama-Layuya		446				0	35 km
Parguera		10				0	40 km
Baxter-San German		64				0	43 km
Lajas Airpark		9				0	44 km
Orocovis Health Center		523				0	48 km
Boqueron		1				0	51 km
Baxter-Aibonito		560				0	51 km
Cullingford Field		4				0	53 km
Sabalos Ward		10				0	58 km
Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol	ARE	7				0	62 km
Eugenio Maria de Hostos	MAZ	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	64 km
Prasa - La Plata		110				0	69 km
Patillas		3				0	71 km
Labadie		137				0	74 km
Dorado		23				0	75 km
Bayamon Regional Hospital		34				0	76 km
Rexach Office Building		18				0	82 km
Borinquen	BQN	72	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11700	82 km
Prtc Office Building		53				0	84 km
Isla Grande	SIG	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5300	88 km
Prasa-Barbosa		50				0	89 km
State Government Number One		82				0	89 km
Luis Munoz Marin International	SJU	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	94 km
Boqueron		114				0	95 km
Humacao		10				0	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Ponce	PRPSE	Puerto Rico	11 km
Guayanilla	PRGUY	Puerto Rico	15 km
Guanica Harbour	PRGUX	Puerto Rico	22 km
Las Mareas (Guayama)	PRLAM	Puerto Rico	51 km
Las Mareas		Puerto Rico	54 km
Mayaguez	PRMAZ	Puerto Rico	61 km
Arecibo	PRARE	Puerto Rico	65 km
Arroyo		Puerto Rico	66 km
Aguadilla	PRBQN	Puerto Rico	78 km
Maunabo		Puerto Rico	83 km
San Juan	PRSJU	Puerto Rico	85 km
Yabucoa	PRPYA	Puerto Rico	91 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Toa Vaca Dam	Toa Vaca	1972	31 km
Caonillas	Caonillas	1948	42 km
Dos Bocas	Rio Grande de Arecibo	1942	49 km
Guajataca	Guajataca	1928	61 km
Carite	La Plata	1913	64 km
La Plata	La Plata	1974	68 km
Patillas	Rio Grande de Patillas	1914	71 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
BONUS	UNITED STATES	1	79 km

More information

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