M 5.5 in New Caledonia on 16 Nov 2017 07:03 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -21.4743 , 168.6661
Event Date: 16 Nov 2017 07:03 UTC
16 Nov 2017 18:03 Local
Exposed Population: About 5000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000bphz
Inserted at: 16 Nov 2017 07:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000bphz Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1187875 0 16 Nov 2017 07:03 5.5M, 10km 3.95 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:27 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 New Caledonia , of New Caledonia (population 178,000) . The nearest places are Hnadid, Kurine, Tawaïnèdre, Miramas, and Ménaku.

Radius Population
100 km 5600 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
New Caledonia New Caledonia 180000 people
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hnadid New Caledonia Village - 56 km
Kurine New Caledonia Village - 57 km
Tawaïnèdre New Caledonia Village - 57 km
Miramas New Caledonia Village - 68 km
Ménaku New Caledonia Village - 68 km

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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
Mare la Roche MEE 43 Civ. Paved No 3200 62 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tadine New Caledonia 79 km

More information

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