M 5.8 in Southeast Of Loyalty Islands on 29 Sep 2022 22:59 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: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.9835 , 172.2238
Event Date: 29 Sep 2022 22:59 UTC
30 Sep 2022 09:59 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected in MMI -
Source: NEIC us6000ipga
Inserted at: 30 Sep 2022 00:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000ipga 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1464953 0 29 Sep 2022 22:59 5.7M, 17.525km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1464970 0 29 Sep 2022 22:59 5.8M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:48 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hunter Island New Caledonia 68 km

More information

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