M 5.6 in Puerto Rico on 07 Jan 2020 08:34 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.9223 , -66.7308
Event Date: 07 Jan 2020 08:34 UTC
07 Jan 2020 04:34 Local
Exposed Population: About 23000 people in MMI
3330000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70006vm9
Inserted at: 08 Jan 2020 08:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70006vm9 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1289161 0 07 Jan 2020 08:34 5.6M, 10km 5.45 20 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 Puerto Rico ,of Mayag?ez (population 3,539) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
25000 people
250000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1289161 17.922/-66.731 5.6 10.0 5.952 07 Jan 2020 10:14 01:40 (new episode)
2 1 1289161 17.922/-66.731 5.6 10.0 6.854 07 Jan 2020 10:23 01:49 (upd of #1)
3 1 1289161 17.922/-66.731 5.6 10.0 6.854 07 Jan 2020 10:36 02:02 (upd of #2)
4 1 1289161 17.922/-66.731 5.6 10.0 6.854 07 Jan 2020 10:44 02:10 (upd of #3)
5 1.1 1289161 17.922/-66.731 5.6 10.0 6.909 07 Jan 2020 20:08 11:34 (upd of #4)
6 0 1289161 17.922/-66.731 5.6 10.0 5.447 07 Jan 2020 23:01 14:27 (upd of #5)
7 0 1289161 17.922/-66.731 5.6 10.0 5.447 08 Jan 2020 08:37 1d 00:03 (upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Mayag?ez Puerto Rico 3500 people
Ponce Puerto Rico 10000 people
Mayag?ez Puerto Rico 98000 people
Ponce Puerto Rico 170000 people
Mayag?ez Puerto Rico 210000 people
Ponce Puerto Rico 170000 people
Aguadilla Puerto Rico 410000 people
Arecibo Puerto Rico 380000 people
Guayama Puerto Rico 370000 people
Bayamon Puerto Rico 650000 people
Humacao Puerto Rico <1000 people
San Juan Puerto Rico 320000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Guayanilla Guayanilla Puerto Rico Village 5100 people 13 km
Penuelas Penuelas Puerto Rico Village - 15 km
Ponce Ponce Puerto Rico City 160000 people 16 km
Santo Domingo Penuelas Puerto Rico Village 3600 people 17 km
Yauco Yauco Puerto Rico Village 20000 people 18 km
Guanica Guanica Puerto Rico Village 9200 people 20 km
Ensenada Guanica Puerto Rico Village - 23 km
Coto Laurel Ponce Puerto Rico Village 3600 people 24 km
Aguilita Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Village 4900 people 24 km
Machuchal Sabana Grande Puerto Rico Village - 26 km
Pastillo Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Village 3800 people 26 km
Luis Llorens Torres Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Village - 26 km
Adjuntas Adjuntas Puerto Rico Village 5000 people 27 km
Juana Diaz Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Village 9600 people 28 km
Sabana Grande Sabana Grande Puerto Rico Village 8800 people 31 km
Castaner Lares Puerto Rico Village - 31 km
Collores Jayuya Puerto Rico Village - 33 km
Rio Canas Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Village - 35 km
Santa Isabel Santa Isabel Puerto Rico Village 7000 people 35 km
Jayuya Jayuya Puerto Rico Village 3500 people 36 km
San German San German Puerto Rico Village 12000 people 37 km
Lajas Lajas Puerto Rico Village 5000 people 37 km
Utuado Utuado Puerto Rico Village 9900 people 38 km
Coamo Coamo Puerto Rico Village 12000 people 43 km
Las Vegas Mayaguez Puerto Rico Village - 44 km
Lares Lares Puerto Rico Village 7000 people 44 km
Rosario San German Puerto Rico Village - 46 km
Salinas Salinas Puerto Rico Village 6100 people 46 km
Cabo Rojo Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Village 11000 people 48 km
Hormigueros Hormigueros Puerto Rico Village 12000 people 48 km
Boqueron Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Village 2000 people 48 km
Rojo Cabo Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Village - 49 km
Coco Salinas Puerto Rico Village 5800 people 51 km
La Esperanza Arecibo Puerto Rico Village - 51 km
Florida Florida Puerto Rico Village 5700 people 52 km
Botijas Orocovis Puerto Rico Village - 53 km
Ciales Ciales Puerto Rico Village 3100 people 53 km
Barranquitas Barranquitas Puerto Rico Village 2900 people 53 km
Mayagnez Mayaguez Puerto Rico Village 79000 people 54 km
Coqui Salinas Puerto Rico Village - 54 km
San Sebastian San Sebastian Puerto Rico Village 12000 people 54 km
Allende Arecibo Puerto Rico Village - 55 km
Aibonito Aibonito Puerto Rico Village 9300 people 55 km
San Felipe Salinas Puerto Rico Village - 55 km
Bajadero Arecibo Puerto Rico Village 3900 people 56 km
Domingo Ruiz Arecibo Puerto Rico Village - 58 km
Anasco Anasco Puerto Rico Village 5900 people 59 km
Jobos Guayama Puerto Rico Village 3500 people 60 km
Imbery Barceloneta Puerto Rico Village - 60 km
Arecibo Arecibo Puerto Rico Village 49000 people 61 km
Manati Manati Puerto Rico Village 16000 people 62 km
Cayey Cayey Puerto Rico Village 20000 people 63 km
Hatillo Hatillo Puerto Rico Village 5300 people 63 km
Camuy Camuy Puerto Rico Village 4000 people 64 km
Corozal Corozal Puerto Rico Village 11000 people 64 km
Guayama Guayama Puerto Rico Village 22000 people 65 km
Luyando Aguada Puerto Rico Village 3600 people 66 km
Moca Moca Puerto Rico Village 4800 people 66 km
Cidra Cidra Puerto Rico Village 4900 people 67 km
Vega Baja Vega Baja Puerto Rico Village 29000 people 68 km
Corazon Guayama Puerto Rico Village - 69 km
Monserrate Vega Baja Puerto Rico Village 2800 people 70 km
Vega Alta Vega Alta Puerto Rico Village 12000 people 70 km
Aguada Aguada Puerto Rico Village 3900 people 70 km
Victoria Aguadilla Puerto Rico Village - 70 km
Ceiba Vega Alta Puerto Rico Village 3700 people 71 km
Arroyo Arroyo Puerto Rico Village 7200 people 71 km
Bayamon Cidra Puerto Rico Village 1700 people 71 km
Isabela Isabela Puerto Rico Village 13000 people 71 km
Aguadilla Aguadilla Puerto Rico Village 17000 people 72 km
Caban Aguadilla Puerto Rico Village - 72 km
Toa Alta Toa Alta Puerto Rico Village 4400 people 73 km
Pajaros Toa Alta Puerto Rico Village - 73 km
San Jose Toa Baja Puerto Rico Village - 74 km
San Antonio Dorado Puerto Rico Village 6500 people 74 km
Campanilla Toa Baja Puerto Rico Village 7800 people 76 km
Candelaria Toa Baja Puerto Rico Village 17000 people 76 km
Candelaria Arenas Toa Baja Puerto Rico Village 5900 people 77 km
Dorado Dorado Puerto Rico Village 13000 people 78 km
Bayamon Bayamon Puerto Rico City 200000 people 79 km
Ingenio Toa Baja Puerto Rico Village 5700 people 79 km
Sabana Seca Toa Baja Puerto Rico Village 6200 people 80 km
Caguas Caguas Puerto Rico Village 89000 people 81 km
Levittown Toa Baja Puerto Rico Village 30000 people 83 km
Guaynabo Guaynabo Puerto Rico City 79000 people 83 km
Catano Catano Puerto Rico Village 30000 people 85 km
Rio Piedras San Juan Puerto Rico Village - 89 km
San Juan San Juan Puerto Rico Capital 420000 people 91 km
Carolina Carolina Puerto Rico Major city 170000 people 96 km
Santa Barbara Canovanas Puerto Rico Village - 101 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Mercedita PSE 9 Civ. Paved Yes 6900 20 km
Fort Allen 6 0 26 km
Orama-Layuya 446 0 34 km
Parguera 10 0 34 km
Baxter-San German 64 0 36 km
Santa Isabel 8 0 36 km
Lajas Airpark 9 0 38 km
Boqueron 1 0 45 km
Cullingford Field 4 0 47 km
Orocovis Health Center 523 0 49 km
Sabalos Ward 10 0 52 km
Baxter-Aibonito 560 0 55 km
Eugenio Maria de Hostos MAZ 9 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 58 km
Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol ARE 7 0 59 km
Labadie 137 0 69 km
Prasa - La Plata 110 0 71 km
Dorado 23 0 76 km
Borinquen BQN 72 Civ. Paved Yes 11700 76 km
Bayamon Regional Hospital 34 0 78 km
Rexach Office Building 18 0 84 km
Prtc Office Building 53 0 86 km
Prasa-Barbosa 50 0 91 km
Luis Munoz Marin International SJU 3 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 96 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Guayanilla PRGUY Puerto Rico 9 km
Ponce PRPSE Puerto Rico 12 km
Guanica Harbour PRGUX Puerto Rico 16 km
Mayaguez PRMAZ Puerto Rico 54 km
Las Mareas (Guayama) PRLAM Puerto Rico 56 km
Las Mareas Puerto Rico 60 km
Arecibo PRARE Puerto Rico 62 km
Arroyo Puerto Rico 71 km
Aguadilla PRBQN Puerto Rico 72 km
San Juan PRSJU Puerto Rico 87 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Toa Vaca Dam Toa Vaca 1972 33 km
Caonillas Caonillas 1948 40 km
Dos Bocas Rio Grande de Arecibo 1942 46 km
Guajataca Guajataca 1928 56 km
Carite La Plata 1913 68 km
La Plata La Plata 1974 70 km

Nuclear plants

Intensity Name Country Reactors Distance
BONUS UNITED STATES 1 73 km

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