M 5.6 in Loyalty Islands on 10 Dec 2019 08:40 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.9041 , 168.5652
Event Date: 10 Dec 2019 08:40 UTC
10 Dec 2019 19:40 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60006ppb
Inserted at: 11 Dec 2019 08:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60006ppb Scaled population (raster) 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
1284866 0 10 Dec 2019 08:40 5.6M, 10km 3.77 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:02 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 1,879) . 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 1284866 -20.904/168.565 5.6 10.0 3.771 10 Dec 2019 09:12 00:31 (new episode)
2 0 1284866 -20.904/168.565 5.6 10.0 3.771 10 Dec 2019 10:43 02:02 (upd of #1)
3 0 1284866 -20.904/168.565 5.6 10.0 3.771 11 Dec 2019 08:43 1d 00:02 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
New Caledonia New Caledonia 1900 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tawaïnèdre New Caledonia Village - 83 km
Ménaku New Caledonia Village - 86 km
Miramas New Caledonia Village - 89 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
Mare la Roche MEE 43 Civ. Paved No 3200 84 km

More information

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