M 5.6 in Fiji on 27 Feb 2023 06:40 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: 548.13 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.5315 , -178.3629
Event Date: 27 Feb 2023 06:40 UTC
26 Feb 2023 18:40 Local
Exposed Population: 1 thousand in MMI II
Source: NEIC us6000jrvn
Inserted at: 27 Feb 2023 07:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Fiji)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000jrvn Scaled population (vector) 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
1492435 0 27 Feb 2023 06:40 5.6M, 548.13km 1.69 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 1492435 -178.363/-20.532 5.6 548.1 1.691 27 Feb 2023 07:03 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1492435 -178.363/-20.532 5.6 548.1 1.691 27 Feb 2023 07:12 00:31 (upd of #1)
3 0 1492435 -178.363/-20.532 5.6 548.1 1.691 27 Feb 2023 08:45 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1492435 -178.363/-20.532 5.6 548.1 1.691 28 Feb 2023 07:40 1d 00:59 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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