M 5.1 in Russia on 17 Apr 2014 22:59 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: 5.1M
Depth: 37.41 Km
Lat/Lon: 46.8001 , 153.3513
Event Date: 17 Apr 2014 22:59 UTC
18 Apr 2014 08:59 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Apr 2014 23:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1047282 0 17 Apr 2014 22:59 5.2M, 19.3km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
1047286 0 17 Apr 2014 22:59 5.1M, 37.41km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:36 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 Russia , Region of Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) .

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

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Russia Sakhalinskaya oblast' 730000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Rashau Island Russia 93 km

More information

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