M 5.9 in Northern Mariana Islands on 12 Feb 2019 12:34 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: 5.9M
Depth: 129.98 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.0727 , 145.7712
Event Date: 12 Feb 2019 12:34 UTC
12 Feb 2019 22:34 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000jgma
Inserted at: 12 Feb 2019 12:59 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Northern Mariana Is.)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000jgma Scaled population (vector) 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
1248540 0 12 Feb 2019 12:34 5.9M, 129.98km 3.77 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:25 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 1248540 19.073/145.771 5.9 129.98 3.77 12 Feb 2019 12:59 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1248540 19.073/145.771 5.9 129.98 3.77 12 Feb 2019 14:36 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance

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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
Pagan Airstrip 10 0 105 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pagan Island Northern Mariana Islands 104 km
Farallon de Pajaros Japan 185 km
Guguan Island Northern Mariana Islands 196 km

More information

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