M 5.2 Off-shore from 08 Aug 2006 23:01 UTC to 23:01

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: 5.2M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -32 , -178.63
Event Date: 08 Aug 2006 23:01 UTC
08 Aug 2006 11:01 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 09 Aug 2006 09:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
20650 0.5 08 Aug 2006 23:01 5.2M, 33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 10:53 EMSC
20659 0.5 08 Aug 2006 23:01 5.1M, 22.9km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 1d 00:10 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 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

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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