M 5.9 in Azores Islands Region on 28 Nov 2022 02:51 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: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.0793 , -32.3975
Event Date: 28 Nov 2022 02:51 UTC
28 Nov 2022 00:51 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us7000isuh
Inserted at: 28 Nov 2022 03:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000isuh Scaled population (vector) 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
1475636 0 28 Nov 2022 02:51 5.9M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 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 1475636 -32.398/37.079 5.9 10 0 28 Nov 2022 03:13 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1475636 -32.398/37.079 5.9 10 0 28 Nov 2022 03:24 00:32 (upd of #1)
3 0 1475636 -32.397/37.098 5.9 10 0 28 Nov 2022 03:31 00:40 (upd of #2)
4 0 1475636 -32.397/37.098 5.9 10 0 28 Nov 2022 04:55 02:04 (upd of #3)
5 0 1475636 -32.397/37.098 5.9 10 0 29 Nov 2022 03:40 1d 00:48 (upd of #4)
6 0 1475636 -32.404/37.089 5.9 10 0 07 Dec 2022 00:50 8d 21:59 (upd of #5)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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