M 5 Off-shore on 24 Sep 2016 21:55 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: 587.56 Km
Lat/Lon: -19.828 , -178.2809
Event Date: 24 Sep 2016 21:55 UTC
25 Sep 2016 09:55 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1012 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006se2
Inserted at: 24 Sep 2016 22:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006se2 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
1141096 0 24 Sep 2016 21:55 5M, 587.56km N/A 1 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 off shore.

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

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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