M 5 in Guam on 12 Oct 2008 06:33 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 67.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.5697 , 141.054
Event Date: 12 Oct 2008 06:33 UTC
12 Oct 2008 15:33 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Oct 2008 12:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 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
46762 0.5 12 Oct 2008 06:33 4.9M, 97km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:16 GEOFON
46763 0.5 12 Oct 2008 06:33 4.9M, 68km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
46764 0.5 12 Oct 2008 06:33 5M, 72km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:26 GEOFON
46773 0.5 12 Oct 2008 06:33 4.9M, 91km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:22 EMSC
46919 0.5 12 Oct 2008 06:33 5M, 67.5km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 5d 05:51 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 Guam , of Guam (population 143,173) .

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
Guam Guam 140000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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