M 5.7 in Northern Mariana Is. on 02 Apr 2024 22:16 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: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.8966 , 146.8579
Event Date: 02 Apr 2024 22:16 UTC
03 Apr 2024 08:16 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us7000m9fv
Inserted at: 02 Apr 2024 22:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Northern Mariana Is.)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000m9fv Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1562623 0 02 Apr 2024 22:16 5.4M, 13.2km 5.89 No people affected (in 100km) 00:13 PTWC
1562624 0 02 Apr 2024 22:16 5.7M, 10km 2.91 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1562814 0 02 Apr 2024 22:16 5.2M, 10km 2.57 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 15:25 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 off shore.

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

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Farallon de Medinilla Northern Mariana Islands 84 km

More information

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