M 5.4 in Niue on 14 Nov 2017 18:44 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: -18.6164 , -171.5135
Event Date: 14 Nov 2017 18:44 UTC
14 Nov 2017 07:44 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000bnem
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2017 15:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Niue)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000bnem Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1187638 0 14 Nov 2017 18:44 5.6M, 10km 2.7 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1187764 0 14 Nov 2017 18:44 5.4M, 10km 2.64 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 20:45 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 Niue ,of Niue (population 128) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1187638 -18.922/-171.699 5.6 10 2.7 14 Nov 2017 19:06 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1187638 -18.922/-171.699 5.6 10 2.7 14 Nov 2017 20:46 02:02 (upd of #1)
3 0 1187764 -18.922/-171.699 5.6 10 2.7 15 Nov 2017 15:29 20:45 (new episode)
4 0 1187764 -18.616/-171.514 5.4 10 2.64 15 Nov 2017 15:31 20:47 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Niue Niue <1000 people


Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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