M 4.7 in Fiji on 23 Aug 2012 10:55 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: 4.7M
Depth: 583.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.8944 , -179.435
Event Date: 23 Aug 2012 10:55 UTC
23 Aug 2012 22:55 Local
Exposed Population:
About 9000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000c5cu
Inserted at: 23 Aug 2012 11:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000c5cu 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
118999 0.5 23 Aug 2012 10:55 4.7M, 583.5km N/A 9 thousand (in 100km) 00:47 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 Fiji , of Fiji (population 755,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 9300 people
75 km 2800 people
50 km 1900 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Fiji Fiji 760000 people
Fiji Fiji 760000 people

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
Moala MFJ unknown 96 km

More information

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