M 5.6 Off-shore on 07 May 2024 14:34 UTC
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: 5.6M
Depth: 12.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -59.5295 , -18.0414
Event Date: 07 May 2024 14:34 UTC
07 May 2024 13:34 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us6000mwyt
Inserted at: 07 May 2024 17:16 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000mwyt 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
1569696 0 07 May 2024 14:34 5.2M, 15.6km 5.3 No people affected (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
1569709 0 07 May 2024 14:34 5.6M, 12.7km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:41 NEIC
1570093 0 07 May 2024 14:34 5.6M, 10km 6.58 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 2d 07:38 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 1569709 -18.041/-59.53 5.6 12.7 0 07 May 2024 17:20 02:45 (new episode)
2 0 1569709 -18.041/-59.53 5.6 12.7 0 08 May 2024 14:40 1d 00:05 (upd of #1)
3 0 1570093 -17.966/-59.418 5.6 10 0 09 May 2024 22:40 2d 08:05 (new episode)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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