M 5.5 in India on 04 Aug 2021 17:57 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: 5.5M
Depth: 5.02 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.8472 , 94.085
Event Date: 04 Aug 2021 17:57 UTC
04 Aug 2021 23:57 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000f27x
Inserted at: 04 Aug 2021 18:53 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (India)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000f27x Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1389499 0 04 Aug 2021 17:57 5.3M, 10km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:09 GEOFON
1389502 0 04 Aug 2021 17:57 5.7M, 9.22km 3.8 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1389506 0 04 Aug 2021 17:57 5.5M, 5.02km 3.66 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 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


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1389506 8.828/94.138 5.7 9.2 3.798 04 Aug 2021 18:19 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1389506 8.847/94.085 5.5 5.0 3.662 04 Aug 2021 18:55 00:58 (upd of #1)
3 0 1389506 8.847/94.085 5.5 5.0 3.662 04 Aug 2021 20:01 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1389506 8.847/94.085 5.5 5.0 3.662 05 Aug 2021 18:01 1d 00:03 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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