M 5.7 in New Caledonia on 19 Apr 2024 09:18 UTC

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: 5.7M
Depth: 96.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -21.8863 , 170.841
Event Date: 19 Apr 2024 09:18 UTC
19 Apr 2024 20:18 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected in MMI -
Source: NEIC us7000md3k
Inserted at: 19 Apr 2024 10:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (New Caledonia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000md3k Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1565853 0 19 Apr 2024 09:18 5.7M, 79.5km 4.03 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1565865 0 19 Apr 2024 09:18 5.7M, 96.5km 4.02 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:12 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Matthew Island New Caledonia 73 km

More information

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