M 5 in Northern Mariana Islands on 27 Feb 2015 17:36 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: 5.0M
Depth: 17.99 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.9494 , 145.918
Event Date: 27 Feb 2015 17:36 UTC
28 Feb 2015 03:36 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Feb 2015 16:05 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
1072728 0 27 Feb 2015 17:36 4.9M, 17.64km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:40 NEIC
1072806 0 27 Feb 2015 17:36 5M, 17.99km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 22:28 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 Northern Mariana Islands , of Northern Mariana Is. (population 60,963) . The nearest places are and Saipan.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Mariana Is. Northern Mariana Islands 61000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Saipan Northern Mariana Islands Capital 62000 people 197 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Guguan Island Northern Mariana Islands 40 km

More information

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