M 5.8 in Mid-Indian Ridge on 19 Sep 2022 16:42 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: -36.9074 , 78.3457
Event Date: 19 Sep 2022 16:42 UTC
19 Sep 2022 21:42 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us7000i9bi
Inserted at: 19 Sep 2022 18:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000i9bi 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
1462946 0 19 Sep 2022 16:42 5.9M, 10km 3.95 No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1462956 0 19 Sep 2022 16:42 5.8M, 10km 3.91 No people affected (in 100km) 01:32 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 1462956 -36.954/78.276 5.9 10.0 3.949 19 Sep 2022 17:04 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1462956 -36.907/78.346 5.8 10.0 3.807 19 Sep 2022 18:15 01:32 (upd of #1)
3 0 1462956 -36.907/78.346 5.8 10.0 3.807 19 Sep 2022 18:25 01:42 (upd of #2)
4 0 1462956 -36.907/78.346 5.8 10.0 3.807 19 Sep 2022 18:46 02:03 (upd of #3)
5 0 1462956 -36.932/78.314 5.9 10.0 3.922 20 Sep 2022 15:40 22:57 (upd of #4)
6 0 1462956 -36.932/78.314 5.9 10.0 3.922 20 Sep 2022 17:40 1d 00:57 (upd of #5)
7 0 1462956 -36.919/78.327 5.9 10.0 3.91 26 Sep 2022 23:50 7d 07:07 (upd of #6)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Roche Godon French Southern and Antarctic Lands Village - 120 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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