M 6.2 in New Caledonia on 19 May 2019 14:56 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: 6.2M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: -21.5843 , 169.4581
Event Date: 19 May 2019 14:56 UTC
20 May 2019 01:56 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70003n96
Inserted at: 19 May 2019 17:16 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (New Caledonia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us70003n96 Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1260886 0.1 19 May 2019 14:56 6.7M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:35) 00:07 PTWC
1260887 0.1 19 May 2019 14:56 6.7M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:31) 00:09 NTWC
1260890 0 19 May 2019 14:56 6.3M, 10km 3.63 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:23) 00:16 NEIC
1260896 0 19 May 2019 14:56 6.2M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 02:02 NEIC
1260910 0 19 May 2019 14:56 6.2M, 20km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 02:19 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
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1260890 -21.575/169.47 6.3 10.0 3.634 19 May 2019 15:15 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1260896 -21.575/169.47 6.3 10.0 3.634 19 May 2019 15:43 00:46 (new episode)
3 0 1260896 -21.574/169.469 6.2 10.0 None 19 May 2019 15:45 00:49 (upd of #2)
4 0 1260896 -21.574/169.469 6.2 10.0 None 19 May 2019 16:59 02:02 (upd of #3)
5 0 1260910 -21.574/169.469 6.2 10.0 None 19 May 2019 17:15 02:19 (new episode)
6 0 1260910 -21.584/169.458 6.2 20.0 None 19 May 2019 17:16 02:19 (upd of #5)
7 0 1260910 -21.584/169.458 6.2 20.0 None 20 May 2019 14:58 1d 00:01 (upd of #6)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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