M 5.6 in Antarctica on 27 Aug 2018 20:09 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: 5.6M
Depth: 47.84 Km
Lat/Lon: -61.763 , -58.1245
Event Date: 27 Aug 2018 20:09 UTC
27 Aug 2018 17:09 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000gi7m
Inserted at: 27 Aug 2018 20:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000gi7m Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1226051 0 27 Aug 2018 20:09 5.6M, 47.84km 3.95 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 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 Antarctica , of Antarctica.

Radius Population
100 km no 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
Antarctica Antarctica -

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin TNM 45 0 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Admiralty Bay Antarctica 38 km

More information

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