M 6.1 in Australia on 08 Sep 2016 21:46 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: 6.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -54.6416 , 158.6036
Event Date: 08 Sep 2016 21:46 UTC
09 Sep 2016 08:46 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006n6r
Inserted at: 08 Sep 2016 22:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006n6r Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1139370 0.5 08 Sep 2016 21:46 6.7M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:10 PTWC
1139373 0 08 Sep 2016 21:46 6.3M, 10km 6.83 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1139376 0 08 Sep 2016 21:46 6.1M, 10km 6.83 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:49 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 Australia , State of Tasmania (population 472,122) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tasmania Australia 470000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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