M 6.6 in South Of Kermadec Islands on 14 Aug 2022 13:44 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: 6.6M
Depth: 39.08 Km
Lat/Lon: -32.7728 , -179.0086
Event Date: 14 Aug 2022 13:44 UTC
14 Aug 2022 01:44 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us6000iasi
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2022 07:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us6000iasi Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave scenario 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
1456849 0 14 Aug 2022 13:44 6.3M, 10km 6.48 No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 1d 17:32 GEOFON
1456850 0 14 Aug 2022 13:44 6.8M, 33km 6.55 No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 1d 17:34 PTWC
1456852 0 14 Aug 2022 13:44 6.8M, 33km 6.65 No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 1d 17:35 NTWC
1456853 0 14 Aug 2022 13:44 6.4M, 10km 6.55 No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 1d 17:37 NEIC
1456858 0 14 Aug 2022 13:44 6.6M, 39.08km 5.96 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 1d 17:39 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 1456858 -32.773/-179.009 6.6 39.1 5.959 14 Aug 2022 18:20 04:36 (new episode)
2 0 1456858 -32.773/-179.009 6.6 39.1 5.959 16 Aug 2022 04:55 1d 15:10 (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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