M 4.6 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen on 27 Aug 2020 12:56 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 78.5434 , 7.2698
Event Date: 27 Aug 2020 12:56 UTC
27 Aug 2020 12:56 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bdpa
Inserted at: 28 Aug 2020 12:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bdpa Scaled population (vector) -0.7  
  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
1328953 0 27 Aug 2020 12:56 4.6M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 23:46 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen , of Svalbard.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 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
Svalbard Svalbard and Jan Mayen -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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