Overall Green Earthquake alert Off-shore on 23 Feb 2024 01:51 UTC

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M 6.3 Off-shore on 23 Feb 2024 01:51 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:	6.3M
Depth:	2 Km
Lat/Lon:	-35.1238 , -110.7859
Event Date:	23 Feb 2024 01:51 UTC 22 Feb 2024 18:51 Local
Exposed Population:
Source:	NEIC us7000m0zq
Inserted at:	23 Feb 2024 02:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 ()

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0		0
us7000m0zq	Scaled population (raster)	0	Max wave alert	0m
	C1 shakemap	0	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1555212		0	23 Feb 2024 01:51	6.3M, 2km	7.95	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:21	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

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1555212	-110.786/-35.124	6.3	2	23 Feb 2024 02:17	00:26	(new episode)
2	1555212	-110.786/-35.124	6.3	2	23 Feb 2024 03:54	02:03	(upd of #1)
3	1555212	-110.786/-35.124	6.3	2	24 Feb 2024 02:40	1d 00:49	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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