Overall Green Earthquake alert in Fiji on 03 Jan 2017 21:52 UTC

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M 6.9 in Fiji on 03 Jan 2017 21:52 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:	6.9M
Depth:	17.1 Km
Lat/Lon:	-19.3258 , 176.0525
Event Date:	03 Jan 2017 21:52 UTC 04 Jan 2017 09:52 Local
Exposed Population:	No people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007pj6
Inserted at:	03 Jan 2017 22:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (Fiji)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0.1		1
us10007pj6	Scaled population (vector)	0	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	1	Max wave realtime	0.12m
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1152829	1	03 Jan 2017 21:52	6.8M, 10km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.1m (at 00:25)	00:08	GEOFON
1152830	0.2	03 Jan 2017 21:52	7.2M, 10km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:30)	00:10	NTWC
1152840	0.1	03 Jan 2017 21:52	7.2M, 15.2km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.2m (at 00:38)	00:19	NEIC
1152848	1	03 Jan 2017 21:52	6.9M, 17.1km	4.07	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:50)	00:55	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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	no people
	no people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1152840	-19.328/176.056	7.2	15.2	0	03 Jan 2017 22:13	00:21	(new episode)
2	1152848	-19.326/176.052	6.9	17.1	4.07	03 Jan 2017 22:49	00:57	(new episode)
3	1152848	-19.373/176.052	6.9	12	4.07	02 May 2018 14:47	483d 16:54	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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