M 5.2 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 10 Oct 2016 13:16 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: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.2917 , -175.173
Event Date: 10 Oct 2016 13:16 UTC
10 Oct 2016 01:16 Local
Exposed Population:
About 265 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20007d2t
Inserted at: 10 Oct 2016 14:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20007d2t 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
1142503 0 10 Oct 2016 13:16 5.2M, 3.21km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
1142507 0 10 Oct 2016 13:16 5.2M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:53 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands , of Cocos Is..

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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
Cocos Is. Cocos (Keeling) Islands -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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