M 5.8 in Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on 05 Aug 2022 04:38 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: 27.949 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.3909 , -177.5808
Event Date: 05 Aug 2022 04:38 UTC
04 Aug 2022 16:38 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us6000i89c
Inserted at: 05 Aug 2022 15:14 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000i89c 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
1456382 0 05 Aug 2022 04:38 5.7M, 29.913km 3.3 No people affected (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
1456391 0 05 Aug 2022 04:38 5.8M, 27.949km 3.76 No people affected (in 100km) 10:35 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 1456382 -30.384/-177.601 5.7 29.9 3.296 05 Aug 2022 05:04 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1456382 -30.384/-177.601 5.7 29.9 3.296 05 Aug 2022 06:43 02:04 (upd of #1)
3 0 1456391 -30.391/-177.581 5.8 27.9 3.396 05 Aug 2022 15:40 11:01 (new episode)
4 0 1456391 -30.391/-177.581 5.8 27.9 3.396 06 Aug 2022 05:40 1d 01:01 (upd of #3)
5 0 1456391 -30.391/-177.581 5.8 27.9 3.759 08 Aug 2022 09:40 3d 05:01 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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