M 5 in Samoa on 30 Sep 2016 19:49 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.0994 , -173.1403
Event Date: 30 Sep 2016 19:49 UTC
30 Sep 2016 07:49 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1057 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006u6f
Inserted at: 30 Sep 2016 21:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006u6f 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
1141702 0 30 Sep 2016 19:49 5M, 10km N/A 1 thousand (in 100km) 01:37 NEIC
1141785 0 30 Sep 2016 19:49 5M, 10km N/A 1 thousand (in 100km) 18:16 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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