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🌎 2023-08-17 M6.1 El Calvario earthquake

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📂 The repository

This repository hosts detailed information about the 2011 M6.9 Sikkim earthquake in India.

Available information in the folders:

  1. Impact
  2. Ruptures
  3. Recording stations
  4. OpenQuake_gmfs

🚀 The earthquake at a glance

The 2023 El Calvario earthquake struck near El Calvario, Meta, on August 17, 2023, at 12:04 local time, with a magnitude 6.1 earthquake and a superficial depth of less than 30 kilometers. The earthquake was strongly felt in nearby regions, significantly impacting El Calvario and its surrounding areas. The Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) in the epicentral zone reached VII, reflecting very strong shaking. Notably, no instances of liquefaction, landslides, tsunamis, or fires were observed during this event. The earthquake was preceded by minor foreshocks and followed by multiple aftershocks, with the strongest measuring 4.7 in magnitude, intensifying concerns among the affected communities.

FIELD DESCRIPTION
Year 2023
Country Colombia
Region South America
Event Name El Calvario
Local Date 17/08/2023
Local Time 12:04:57
Latitude (decimal degrees) 4.4177
Longitude (decimal degrees) -73.5111
Depth (km) 10
Mw 6.1
Max Intensity (MMI) VII
Fault mechanism Strike-slip
Tectonic region type Active shallow
USGS event ID us7000kp2i

Estimated and observed ground shaking

The folder OpenQuake_gmfs contains the input files required to generate ground motion fields, considering different rupture solutions and conditioning the ground shaking to the recording stations for the event, where available. The figures below present an example of the results, illustrating the median ground motion fields with and without conditioning. These results are based on the rupture and ground motion model that demonstrates the lowest nominal bias. The maximum recorded Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) was [insert value here], observed at [insert location here]. If no seismic station data were available for the event, the generated ground motion fields are shown without conditioning to recording stations, as illustrated in the figures.

☄️ Consequences

The information collected for the consequences of the event and the corresponding references is available in the Impact folder. When available, information at different geographical levels is provided considering the building damage, economic losses and human impact.

A summary of the main consequences of the event is available in the earthquake_information.csv file:

Attribute Value
Fatalities ~0
Injured ~0
Displaced population nan
Affected population ~0
Affected units nan
Damaged units ~82
Collapsed units N/A
Economic losses nan
Insured losses nan
Earthquake-triggered effects nan