M 6.2 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on 16 Feb 2015 22:00 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: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -55.5277 , -28.2432
Event Date: 16 Feb 2015 22:00 UTC
16 Feb 2015 20:00 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Feb 2015 23:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1071915 0.5 16 Feb 2015 22:00 6.7M, 14.9km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:12 NEIC
1071916 0.5 16 Feb 2015 22:00 6.7M, 14.9km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:13 USGS
1071917 0.5 16 Feb 2015 22:00 6.7M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:18 NEIC
1071936 0 16 Feb 2015 22:00 6.2M, 10km 4.27 No people affected (in 100km) 01:18 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

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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