M 5.7 in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on 17 Sep 2020 03:00 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: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.8718 , -37.0393
Event Date: 17 Sep 2020 03:00 UTC
17 Sep 2020 01:00 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bp8n
Inserted at: 18 Sep 2020 03:04 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bp8n Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1333245 0 17 Sep 2020 03:00 5.7M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 1d 00:04 NEIC
1333402 0 17 Sep 2020 03:00 5.7M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 1d 00:04 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


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1333245 7.976/-37.014 5.7 10.0 None 17 Sep 2020 03:24 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1333245 7.976/-37.014 5.7 10.0 None 17 Sep 2020 05:03 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1333245 7.976/-37.014 5.7 10.0 None 18 Sep 2020 03:04 1d 00:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1333402 7.872/-37.039 5.7 10.0 None 18 Sep 2020 04:41 1d 01:40 (new episode)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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