M 5.8 in Samoa on 15 May 2020 14:49 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: 5.8M
Depth: 15.88 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.6128 , -172.9734
Event Date: 15 May 2020 14:49 UTC
15 May 2020 02:49 Local
Exposed Population: About 800 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70009gsj
Inserted at: 15 May 2020 15:11 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Samoa)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70009gsj 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1310528 0 15 May 2020 14:49 6.2M, 41.5km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:12 PTWC
1310529 0 15 May 2020 14:49 5.8M, 15.88km 3.77 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1310762 0 15 May 2020 14:49 5.7M, 12.6km 3.77 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:57 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 <1000 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
Samoa Samoa 160000 people
American Samoa American Samoa 53000 people
Tonga Tonga 98000 people
Wallis & Futuna Wallis and Futuna 14000 people
Niue Niue 2000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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