M 6.1 in United States on 15 Sep 2013 16:21 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: 6.1M
Depth: 22.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.5462 , -174.6779
Event Date: 15 Sep 2013 16:21 UTC
15 Sep 2013 04:21 Local
Exposed Population:
About 188 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000juwv
Inserted at: 15 Sep 2013 20:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usc000juwv 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
1010155 0 15 Sep 2013 16:21 5.7M, 5km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:12 NEIC
1010160 0 15 Sep 2013 16:21 6M, 22.8km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
1010176 0 15 Sep 2013 16:21 6.1M, 22.3km N/A Few people (in 100km) 03:57 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) .

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km no 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
Alaska United States 570000 people

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
Atka AKB 10 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Palisades Point Wake Island 95 km

More information

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