M 6 in Reykjanes Ridge on 01 Oct 2022 01:18 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: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 53.7113 , -35.5271
Event Date: 01 Oct 2022 01:18 UTC
30 Sep 2022 23:18 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us6000ipva
Inserted at: 01 Oct 2022 02:18 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000ipva 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
1465213 0 01 Oct 2022 01:18 5.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1465222 0 01 Oct 2022 01:18 6M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:59 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 1465222 53.716/-35.535 5.9 10.0 None 01 Oct 2022 01:42 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1465222 53.711/-35.527 6.0 10.0 None 01 Oct 2022 02:19 01:01 (upd of #1)
3 0 1465222 53.711/-35.527 6.0 10.0 None 01 Oct 2022 03:22 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1465222 53.706/-35.542 6.0 10.0 None 01 Oct 2022 18:45 17:26 (upd of #3)
5 0 1465222 53.706/-35.542 6.0 10.0 None 02 Oct 2022 01:40 1d 00:21 (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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