M 5.1 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen on 29 Mar 2016 10:32 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 77.85 , 20.84
Event Date: 29 Mar 2016 10:32 UTC
29 Mar 2016 12:32 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=497270
Inserted at: 29 Mar 2016 10:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=497270 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
1123613 0 29 Mar 2016 10:32 5M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1123614 0 29 Mar 2016 10:32 5.1M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:25 EMSC
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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen , of Svalbard. The nearest places are and Longyearbyen.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Svalbard Svalbard and Jan Mayen -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Longyearbyen Svalbard Capital 1200 people 120 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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