M 4.8 in United States on 18 Sep 2016 04:43 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 4.8M
Depth: 47.65 Km
Lat/Lon: 53.7332 , -165.4928
Event Date: 18 Sep 2016 04:43 UTC
17 Sep 2016 17:43 Local
Exposed Population:
About 759 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006qlh
Inserted at: 18 Sep 2016 05:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006qlh Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1140286 0 18 Sep 2016 04:43 4.8M, 47.65km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:22 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 United States , State of Alaska (population 572,432) . The nearest places are Biorka, and Akutan.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Biorka Alaska United States Village - 48 km
Akutan Alaska United States Village <1000 people 49 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Akutan KQA unknown 0 48 km
Beaver Inlet Sea Port BVD unknown 0 55 km
Lost Harbor Sea Port LHB unknown 0 56 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Akutan USAKU Wake Island 49 km

More information

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