M 5.7 in Wallis and Futuna on 06 Dec 2019 15:42 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: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.041 , -175.0727
Event Date: 06 Dec 2019 15:42 UTC
06 Dec 2019 03:42 Local
Exposed Population: About 400 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60006n2z
Inserted at: 07 Dec 2019 15:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Wallis & Futuna)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60006n2z 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
1284317 0 06 Dec 2019 15:42 6.1M, 24.5km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:13 PTWC
1284321 0 06 Dec 2019 15:42 5.7M, 10km 3.85 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:02 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
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1284321 -15.041/-175.073 5.7 10.0 3.858 06 Dec 2019 16:07 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1284321 -15.041/-175.073 5.7 10.0 3.858 06 Dec 2019 17:46 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1284321 -15.041/-175.073 5.7 10.0 3.848 07 Dec 2019 15:45 1d 00:02 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces


Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance

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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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