M 6.4 in Fiji Islands Region from 15 Jan 2008 17:52 UTC to 17:52

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: 6.4M
Depth: 586 Km
Lat/Lon: -21.809 , -179.595
Event Date: 15 Jan 2008 17:52 UTC
15 Jan 2008 05:52 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2008 19:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
33630 0 15 Jan 2008 17:52 6.1M, 576km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:20 NEIC
33631 0 15 Jan 2008 17:52 6.4M, 586km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:25 NEIC
33633 0.5 15 Jan 2008 17:52 6.5M, 597.6km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 05:35 NEIC
33642 0.5 15 Jan 2008 17:52 6.5M, 562km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 14:22 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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