M 5.5 in New Caledonia on 21 Jan 2019 00:35 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: -21.855 , 169.0445
Event Date: 21 Jan 2019 00:35 UTC
21 Jan 2019 11:35 Local
Exposed Population: Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000j6qe
Inserted at: 21 Jan 2019 00:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000j6qe 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
1245658 0 21 Jan 2019 00:35 5.5M, 10km 3.36 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:16 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) .

Radius Population
100 km <1000 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
New Caledonia New Caledonia 180000 people
Vanuatu Vanuatu 170000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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