Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Cuba from 28 Jan 2020 19:10 UTC to 19:10

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M 7.6 in Cuba from 28 Jan 2020 19:10 UTC to 19:10

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary | Realtime - Fast

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	7.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Event Date:	28 Jan 2020 19:10 UTC 28 Jan 2020 14:10 Local
Exposed Population:	No people within 100km
Source:	GEOFON gfz2020byun
Inserted at:	28 Jan 2020 19:16 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
GEOFON	n.a		0.9		0.9
gfz2020byun	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave alert	0.93m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0.93m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	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.

Tsunami affected locations

The maximum Wave height is 0.9m in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This height is estimated for 28-Jan-2020 19:30:21.

Alert	Date (UTC)	Name	Country	Wave height (m)
	28-Jan-2020 19:30:21	Montego Bay	Jamaica	0.9
	28-Jan-2020 19:40:54	Negril	Jamaica	0.6
	28-Jan-2020 19:32:76	Hopewell	Jamaica	0.3
	28-Jan-2020 20:02:39	Playa Rancho Luna	Cuba	0.3
	28-Jan-2020 21:30:47	Creek	Cayman Islands	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 20:34:03	Savanna la Mar	Jamaica	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 19:46:92	La Boca	Cuba	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 19:48:13	Banksville	Cayman Islands	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 19:44:23	Casilda	Cuba	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 19:50:98	Cocodrilos	Cuba	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 21:46:16	Irois	Haiti	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 20:04:89	Gavilanes	Cuba	0.2
	28-Jan-2020 21:02:05	Golden Grove	Jamaica	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:08:73	Anse-d'Hainault	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:54:19	Corral de Rio	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 19:54:28	Playa Giron	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:40:67	Mathon	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:48:29	Cuevas del Turquino	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:36:92	Chivirico	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:12:45	Les Anglais	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:58:28	Trou des Hommes	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:02:05	Sigua	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:14:87	Coteaux	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:30:47	Saint-Marc	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:48:51	Alley	Jamaica	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 22:20:36	Trou Louis	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 22:44:62	Gros Mangle	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 23:18:59	Barcadere Trompe	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:00:12	Arcahaie	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:12:45	Puerto Siboney	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:40:74	San Antonio del Sur	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 22:28:27	Cajo Babo	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:28:27	Jeremie	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:38:04	Roseaux	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:32:43	Tiburon	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:16:77	Platon Balais	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:44:33	Baie-de-Henne	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:34:02	Black Rock	Honduras	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 22:16:74	Donel	Honduras	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:42:71	Aubry	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 20:12:53	Jauco	Cuba	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 21:38:26	Fatgunt	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 23:00:12	La Plateforme	Haiti	0.1
	28-Jan-2020 22:00:62	Dugazon	Haiti	0.1

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Initial conditions

Title: ""M7.6 Cuba Region""

Fault parameters

Latitude: 19.42
Longitude: -78.74
Length: 100 km
Width: 28 km
Magnitude: 7.6 M

Okada parameters:

Slip: 2.5 m
Strike: 259 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
Dip: 15 degree
Rake: 90 degree
Depth: 10 km

Calculation parameters

Calculation space (lon/lat): -87.74, 10.42, -69.74, 28.42
Instead of Step -> use Cell size:1.5 minutes

Sea Level

More information

Timeline:
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Montecarlo:
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