M 4.9 in Antarctica on 24 Jan 2021 00:05 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -61.7309 , -55.474
Event Date: 24 Jan 2021 00:05 UTC
23 Jan 2021 20:05 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000d2tg
Inserted at: 24 Jan 2021 04:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000d2tg Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1354551 0 24 Jan 2021 00:05 4.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 04:23 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 Antarctica , of Antarctica.

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
Antarctica Antarctica -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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