M 5.6 Off-shore on 22 Jan 2021 16:23 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: 45.62 Km
Lat/Lon: -33.1538 , -179.4848
Event Date: 22 Jan 2021 16:23 UTC
22 Jan 2021 04:23 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000d2f1
Inserted at: 23 Jan 2021 14:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000d2f1 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
1354334 0 22 Jan 2021 16:23 5.4M, 12.53km 5.4 No people affected (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1354455 0 22 Jan 2021 16:23 5.6M, 45.62km 5.4 No people affected (in 100km) 22:25 NEIC
1354456 0 22 Jan 2021 16:23 5.6M, 45.62km 3.88 No people affected (in 100km) 22:25 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


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1354334 -33.44/-178.797 5.4 12.5 5.399 22 Jan 2021 16:43 00:19 (new episode)
2 0 1354334 -33.44/-178.797 5.4 12.5 5.399 22 Jan 2021 18:26 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1354456 -33.154/-179.485 5.6 45.6 3.885 23 Jan 2021 14:50 22:26 (new episode)
4 0 1354456 -33.154/-179.485 5.6 45.6 3.885 23 Jan 2021 16:27 1d 00:03 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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