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 -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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


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.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ono-I-Lau ONU unknown 0 38 km

More information

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