M 5.4 in Southeast Of Easter Island on 15 May 2021 01:53 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: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.4401 , -91.5974
Event Date: 15 May 2021 01:53 UTC
14 May 2021 19:53 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000e3a8
Inserted at: 15 May 2021 02:13 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000e3a8 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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1375228 0 15 May 2021 01:53 5.5M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1375229 0 15 May 2021 01:53 5.4M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1375228 -41.44/-91.597 5.5 10.0 None 15 May 2021 02:11 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1375229 -41.44/-91.597 5.4 10.0 None 15 May 2021 02:44 00:51 (new episode)
3 0 1375229 -41.44/-91.597 5.4 10.0 None 15 May 2021 03:56 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1375229 -41.44/-91.597 5.4 10.0 None 16 May 2021 01:57 1d 00:04 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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