M 5.6 Off-shore on 03 Apr 2021 20:26 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.8124 , 67.6849
Event Date: 03 Apr 2021 20:26 UTC
04 Apr 2021 01:26 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000dytb
Inserted at: 03 Apr 2021 22:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000dytb 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
1368452 0 03 Apr 2021 20:26 5M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1368461 0 03 Apr 2021 20:26 5.6M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:54 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 1368461 -8.812/67.685 5.6 10.0 None 03 Apr 2021 22:29 02:03 (new episode)
2 0 1368461 -8.812/67.685 5.6 10.0 None 04 Apr 2021 20:29 1d 00:03 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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