M 5.4 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen on 07 Aug 2018 13:57 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: 5.4M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 74.78 , 8.85
Event Date: 07 Aug 2018 13:57 UTC
07 Aug 2018 14:57 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: EMSC 705221
Inserted at: 07 Aug 2018 14:18 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Jan Mayen)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
705221 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1223038 0 07 Aug 2018 13:57 5.8M, 2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1223039 0 07 Aug 2018 13:57 5.7M, 2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1223040 0 07 Aug 2018 13:57 5.8M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1223041 0 07 Aug 2018 13:57 5.4M, 2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 EMSC
1223043 0 07 Aug 2018 13:57 5.8M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:54 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen , of Svalbard.

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

Region Province Country Population
Svalbard Svalbard and Jan Mayen -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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