M 5.5 in Fiji on 27 Mar 2023 02:29 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: 5.5M
Depth: 466.766 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.8319 , -178.213
Event Date: 27 Mar 2023 02:29 UTC
27 Mar 2023 14:29 Local
Exposed Population: 5 thousand in MMI II
Source: NEIC us7000jmy4
Inserted at: 27 Mar 2023 02:46 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Fiji)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000jmy4 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
1497576 0 27 Mar 2023 02:29 5.5M, 466.766km 2.04 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 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 Fiji ,of Fiji (population 889) . 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 1497576 -178.213/-17.832 5.5 466.8 2.039 27 Mar 2023 02:48 00:18 (new episode)
2 0 1497576 -178.213/-17.832 5.5 466.8 2.039 27 Mar 2023 02:57 00:27 (upd of #1)
3 0 1497576 -178.213/-17.832 5.5 466.8 2.039 27 Mar 2023 04:33 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1497576 -178.213/-17.832 5.5 466.8 2.039 28 Mar 2023 02:40 1d 00:10 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Fiji Fiji <1000 people


Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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