M 5.6 in Fiji on 24 Mar 2023 13:01 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: 5.6M
Depth: 281.147 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.2857 , -176.5702
Event Date: 24 Mar 2023 13:01 UTC
24 Mar 2023 01:01 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us7000jme4
Inserted at: 24 Mar 2023 13:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Fiji)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000jme4 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1497201 0 24 Mar 2023 13:01 5.6M, 281.147km 2.93 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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 1497201 -176.57/-20.286 5.6 281.1 2.933 24 Mar 2023 13:25 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1497201 -176.57/-20.286 5.6 281.1 2.933 24 Mar 2023 15:04 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1497201 -176.57/-20.286 5.6 281.1 2.933 25 Mar 2023 13:40 1d 00:38 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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