M 6.1 in Wallis and Futuna on 28 Oct 2014 03:15 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 6.1M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.19 , -174.67
Event Date: 28 Oct 2014 03:15 UTC
27 Oct 2014 15:15 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Oct 2014 05:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1063335 0 28 Oct 2014 03:15 5.5M, 35km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1063347 0 28 Oct 2014 03:15 6.1M, 35km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:14 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 Samoa , of Samoa (population 159,000) .

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

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Samoa Samoa 160000 people
Wallis & Futuna Wallis & Futuna 14000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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