M 5.7 in South Of Fiji Islands on 27 Jul 2022 16:16 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: 5.7M
Depth: 529.1 Km
Lat/Lon: -23.5007 , -179.6528
Event Date: 27 Jul 2022 16:16 UTC
27 Jul 2022 04:16 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us6000i5y9
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2022 16:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000i5y9 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
1455339 0 27 Jul 2022 16:16 5.7M, 529.1km 1.7 No people affected (in 100km) 00:20 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 1455339 -23.501/-179.653 5.7 529.1 1.792 27 Jul 2022 16:39 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1455339 -23.533/-179.688 5.7 545.0 1.704 27 Jul 2022 17:03 00:46 (upd of #1)
3 0 1455339 -23.533/-179.688 5.7 545.0 1.704 27 Jul 2022 18:22 02:06 (upd of #2)
4 0 1455339 -23.533/-179.688 5.7 545.0 1.704 28 Jul 2022 16:40 1d 00:23 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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