M 5 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on 25 Nov 2021 03:24 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: 5.0M
Depth: 54.37 Km
Lat/Lon: -57.9577 , -25.7053
Event Date: 25 Nov 2021 03:24 UTC
25 Nov 2021 01:24 Local
Exposed Population:
No people affected in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000fwxn
Inserted at: 29 Nov 2021 22:16 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000fwxn 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
1411851 0 25 Nov 2021 03:24 5M, 70.33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:38 NEIC
1412736 0 25 Nov 2021 03:24 5M, 54.37km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 4d 18:51 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is..

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
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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