M 5.8 in Central East Pacific Rise on 21 Sep 2020 13:37 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: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.0432 , -104.384
Event Date: 21 Sep 2020 13:37 UTC
21 Sep 2020 06:37 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bqr4
Inserted at: 21 Sep 2020 15:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bqr4 Scaled population (vector) 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
1333904 0 21 Sep 2020 13:37 5.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:07 NEIC
1333933 0 21 Sep 2020 13:37 5.8M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:07 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


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1333904 -4.059/-104.374 5.9 10.0 None 21 Sep 2020 14:01 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1333904 -4.054/-104.362 5.9 10.0 None 21 Sep 2020 14:52 01:15 (upd of #1)
3 0 1333904 -4.054/-104.362 5.9 10.0 None 21 Sep 2020 15:44 02:07 (upd of #2)
4 0 1333933 -4.043/-104.384 5.8 10.0 None 21 Sep 2020 18:53 05:15 (new episode)
5 0 1333933 -4.043/-104.384 5.8 10.0 None 22 Sep 2020 13:40 1d 00:03 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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