M 6 in India on 14 Mar 2017 02:51 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: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.1292 , 92.3167
Event Date: 14 Mar 2017 02:51 UTC
14 Mar 2017 08:51 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100088sf
Inserted at: 14 Mar 2017 03:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (India)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100088sf Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  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
1160442 0 14 Mar 2017 02:51 6M, 10km 3.09 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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
no people
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1160442 6.129/92.317 6 10 3.09 14 Mar 2017 03:13 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1160442 6.129/92.317 6 10 3.09 14 Mar 2017 04:55 02:04 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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