M 6.3 in Canada on 28 Oct 2012 18:54 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: 6.3M
Depth: 8.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 52.6329 , -132.701
Event Date: 28 Oct 2012 18:54 UTC
28 Oct 2012 09:54 Local
Exposed Population:
About 989 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dg06
Inserted at: 28 Oct 2012 19:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usb000dg06 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
120536 0 28 Oct 2012 18:54 6.4M, 19km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 NEIC
120537 0 28 Oct 2012 18:54 6.3M, 8.2km N/A Few people (in 100km) 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 Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527) . The nearest places are Tasu, Pacofi, Aero, Lockeport, Alliford Bay, Queen Charlotte, Skidegate, Sandspit, and Haida.

Radius Population
100 km 2300 people
75 km 1700 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
British Columbia Canada 3.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tasu British Columbia Canada Village - 29 km
Pacofi British Columbia Canada Village - 39 km
Aero British Columbia Canada Village - 43 km
Lockeport British Columbia Canada Village - 44 km
Alliford Bay British Columbia Canada Village - 54 km
Queen Charlotte British Columbia Canada Village - 55 km
Skidegate British Columbia Canada Village - 59 km
Sandspit British Columbia Canada Village - 64 km
Haida British Columbia Canada Village - 68 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
Queen Charlotte Is ZQS unknown 0 38 km
Sandspit YZP 6 Civ. Paved Yes 5100 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Queen Charlotte CASKI Canada 57 km
Sandspit Canada 65 km

More information

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