Overall Red Earthquake alert in Haiti on 24 Jan 2022 13:16 UTC

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M 5.3 in Haiti on 24 Jan 2022 13:16 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.3M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.4723 , -73.3346
Event Date:	24 Jan 2022 13:16 UTC 24 Jan 2022 08:16 Local
Exposed Population:	About 63000 people in MMI 60 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us7000gek3
Inserted at:	24 Jan 2022 13:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	7.4 (Haiti)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	2.9		2.9
us7000gek3	Scaled population (raster)	3.65
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.27

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1422907		2.9	24 Jan 2022 13:16	5.3M, 10km	7.28	60 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:34	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 Haiti ,of Nippes (population 47,002) . The alertlevel for this event is RED

Intensity	Population
	63000 people
	110000 people
	140000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	2.9	1422907	18.468/-73.335	5.3	10.0	7.238	24 Jan 2022 15:49	02:32	(new episode)
2	2.9	1422907	18.458/-73.336	5.3	10.0	7.299	24 Jan 2022 19:37	06:21	(upd of #1)
3	2.9	1422907	18.454/-73.323	5.3	10.0	7.284	01 Feb 2022 07:50	7d 18:34	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nippes	Haiti	47000 people
Nippes	Haiti	93000 people
Sud	Haiti	26000 people
Nippes	Haiti	82000 people
Sud	Haiti	55000 people
Nippes	Haiti	100000 people
Sud	Haiti	490000 people
Ouest	Haiti	920000 people
Sud-Est	Haiti	160000 people
Grand Anse	Haiti	79000 people
Artibonite	Haiti	16000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Anse-à-Veau	Nippes	Haiti	Village	1700 people	3 km
Abraham	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	9 km
Carrefour Lundi	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	13 km
Lasile	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	14 km
Quartier	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	19 km
Ca Michaud	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	17 km
Mar Morne Aquin	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	18 km
L'Usine	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	19 km
Aquin	Sud	Haiti	Village	5200 people	22 km
Miragoâne	Nippes	Haiti	Village	6300 people	26 km
Carrefour Moussignac	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	26 km
Mathon	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	30 km
Guêpe	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	31 km
Saint-Louis-du-Sud	Sud	Haiti	Village	1500 people	32 km
Baradères	Nippes	Haiti	Village	1700 people	32 km
Nan Cotie	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	35 km
Laborieux	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	39 km
Cavaillon	Sud	Haiti	Village	1000 people	39 km
Étroit	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	41 km
Laurent	Nippes	Haiti	Village	-	42 km
Trou Louis	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	43 km
Grande Cayemite	Grand Anse	Haiti	Village	-	45 km
Trou des Hommes	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	46 km
Nan Boeuf		Haiti	Village	-	46 km
Boucan Bélier	Sud-Est	Haiti	Village	-	47 km
Cote de Fer	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	47 km
Platon Balais	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	48 km
Pestel	Grand Anse	Haiti	Village	-	50 km
Petit-Goave	Ouest	Haiti	City	-	50 km
Nan Risque	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	51 km
Ile a Vache	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	52 km
Nan Tida	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	52 km
Joly Guibert	Grand Anse	Haiti	Village	-	53 km
Les Cayes	Sud	Haiti	City	59000 people	54 km
Platon Besace	Sud-Est	Haiti	Village	-	54 km
Caudère	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	54 km
Pointe des Lataniers	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	54 km
Gros Mangle	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	55 km
Évangéliste	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	55 km
Nan-Mangot	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	57 km
La Cayenne	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	57 km
Marceline	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	58 km
Génères	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	58 km
Étroits	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	59 km
Bauzan	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	60 km
Corail	Grand Anse	Haiti	Village	2700 people	60 km
Boucan à Lait	Ouest	Haiti	Village	-	61 km
Carrefour Méridien	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	61 km
Ducis	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	64 km
Beaumont	Grand Anse	Haiti	Village	-	67 km
Saint-Jean	Sud	Haiti	Village	<1000 people	68 km
Dubois	Sud	Haiti	Village	-	68 km
Bainet	Sud-Est	Haiti	Village	-	70 km
Port Salut		Haiti	Village	-	76 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
Les Cayes	CYA	30				0	53 km
Bowen		32				0	107 km
Mais Gate	PAP	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9900	110 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Aquin		Haiti	24 km
Miragoane	HTMIR	Haiti	26 km
Petit Goave	HTPEG	Haiti	49 km
Les Cayes	HTACA	Haiti	53 km

More information

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