M 5.9 in Northern Mariana Islands from 03 Aug 2020 08:31 UTC to 08:31

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: 39.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.066 , 147.343
Event Date: 03 Aug 2020 08:31 UTC
03 Aug 2020 18:31 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: PTWC pt20216000
Inserted at: 03 Aug 2020 08:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Northern Mariana Is.)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
PTWC 0 0
pt20216000 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
1324671 0 03 Aug 2020 08:31 5.9M, 39.1km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:12 PTWC
1324672 0 03 Aug 2020 08:31 5.6M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 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 Northern Mariana Islands , of Northern Mariana Is. (population 60,963) .

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
Northern Mariana Is. Northern Mariana Islands 61000 people
Guam Guam 140000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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