M 6.4 in Southeast Of Loyalty Islands on 26 May 2022 15:37 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 6.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.8588 , 172.1235
Event Date: 26 May 2022 15:37 UTC
27 May 2022 02:37 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI V
Few people affected in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000hcqw
Inserted at: 27 May 2022 14:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us7000hcqw Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1445291 0.1 26 May 2022 15:38 6.9M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:52) 00:13 NTWC
1445292 0 26 May 2022 15:37 6.4M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:23 NEIC
1445468 0 26 May 2022 15:37 6.4M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 23:06 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
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1445292 -22.805/172.069 6.4 10.0 None 26 May 2022 16:02 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1445292 -22.805/172.069 6.4 10.0 None 26 May 2022 17:41 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1445468 -22.859/172.124 6.4 10.0 None 27 May 2022 15:40 1d 00:02 (new episode)
4 0 1445468 -22.859/172.124 6.4 10.0 None 27 May 2022 16:40 1d 01:02 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hunter Island New Caledonia 52 km
Matthew Island New Caledonia 98 km

More information

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