M 5.6 in Samoa from 15 Jun 2018 13:18 UTC to 13:18

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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.3967 , -173.0035
Event Date: 15 Jun 2018 13:18 UTC
15 Jun 2018 01:18 Local
Exposed Population: About 100 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000esbn
Inserted at: 15 Jun 2018 13:41 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Samoa)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000esbn 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
1214540 0 15 Jun 2018 13:18 5.6M, 10km 3.79 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1214676 0 15 Jun 2018 13:18 5.4M, 55km 3.37 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 22:36 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 Samoa ,of Samoa (population 60,050) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
26000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1214540 -15.397/-173.004 5.6 10 3.79 15 Jun 2018 13:45 00:26 (new episode)
2 0 1214540 -15.397/-173.004 5.6 10 3.79 15 Jun 2018 15:26 02:07 (upd of #1)
3 0 1214676 -15.397/-173.004 5.6 10 3.79 16 Jun 2018 11:55 22:36 (new episode)
4 0 1214676 -15.412/-172.837 5.4 55 3.37 16 Jun 2018 12:00 22:42 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Samoa Samoa 60000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Falehau Tonga Village - 112 km
Hihifo Tonga Village <1000 people 116 km
Siumu Samoa Village 1100 people 193 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.