M 4.8 in Samoa on 29 Apr 2016 20:07 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: 4.8M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.0602 , -173.3843
Event Date: 29 Apr 2016 20:07 UTC
29 Apr 2016 08:07 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 Apr 2016 17:03 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
1126930 0 29 Apr 2016 20:07 4.8M, 2.71km N/A Few people (in 100km) 02:04 NEIC
1127020 0 29 Apr 2016 20:07 4.8M, 35km N/A Few people (in 100km) 20:55 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 Samoa , of Samoa (population 159,000) .

Radius Population
100 km <1000 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
Samoa Samoa 160000 people
American Samoa American Samoa 53000 people
Wallis & Futuna Wallis and Futuna 14000 people
Tonga Tonga 98000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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