M 5.1 in South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. on 27 Nov 2012 15:40 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 91 Km
Lat/Lon: -56.08 , -27.3062
Event Date: 27 Nov 2012 15:40 UTC
27 Nov 2012 13:40 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dyzg
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2012 19:53 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dyzg 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
121110 0.5 27 Nov 2012 15:40 5.1M, 93.7km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
121112 0.5 27 Nov 2012 15:40 5.1M, 93.1km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:54 NEIC
121114 0.5 27 Nov 2012 15:40 5.1M, 91km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 04:12 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 South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. , of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is..

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

Country Region Province Population
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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