M 5.5 in India on 24 Aug 2018 10:49 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: 10.5721 , 91.7204
Event Date: 24 Aug 2018 10:49 UTC
24 Aug 2018 16:49 Local
Exposed Population: About 12000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000ggp5
Inserted at: 24 Aug 2018 11:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (India)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000ggp5 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1225623 0 24 Aug 2018 10:49 5.5M, 10km 3.62 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 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 India ,of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (population 10,321) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
11000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1225623 10.572/91.72 5.5 10 3.58 24 Aug 2018 11:08 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1225623 10.572/91.72 5.5 10 3.62 24 Aug 2018 12:51 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 52000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hastmatabad Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 151 km
Mahglutan Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 152 km
Mus Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 188 km
Passa Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 189 km
Lopate Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 189 km
Arong Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 190 km
Malacca Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 196 km
Kakana Andaman and Nicobar Islands India Village - 199 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Car Nicobar CBD 13 Mil. Paved No 7500 198 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Little Andaman Island India 93 km
Port Meadows India 196 km

More information

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