M 5.5 in Fiji on 22 Jan 2020 00:57 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: -16.4959 , 177.8234
Event Date: 22 Jan 2020 00:57 UTC
22 Jan 2020 12:57 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI V
About 12000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60007cim
Inserted at: 22 Jan 2020 01:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.4 (Fiji)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60007cim Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.8  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1291471 0 22 Jan 2020 00:57 5.3M, 10km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 NEIC
1291472 0 22 Jan 2020 00:57 5.5M, 10km 4.42 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 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
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1291472 -16.496/177.823 5.5 10.0 4.554 22 Jan 2020 01:15 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1291472 -16.496/177.823 5.5 10.0 4.554 22 Jan 2020 03:05 02:07 (upd of #1)
3 0 1291472 -16.496/177.823 5.5 10.0 4.423 23 Jan 2020 00:59 1d 00:02 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Yasawairara Fiji Village - 35 km
Mbukama Fiji Village - 41 km
Teci Fiji Village - 46 km
Tamusua Fiji Village - 55 km
Navotua Fiji Village - 59 km
Nacula Fiji Village - 62 km
Sisili Fiji Village - 65 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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