M 5.1 in Russian Federation on 27 Apr 2014 15:13 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.8714 , 111.3083
Event Date: 27 Apr 2014 15:13 UTC
28 Apr 2014 00:13 Local
Exposed Population:
About 15980 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Apr 2014 17:08 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
1048236 0 27 Apr 2014 15:13 5.1M, 15.76km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:35 NEIC
1048239 0 27 Apr 2014 15:13 5.1M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 01:54 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 Russian Federation , Republic of Respublika Buryatiya (population 1,075,831) . The nearest places are and Dzhirga.

Radius Population
100 km 16000 people
75 km 7500 people
50 km 3700 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Respublika Buryatiya Russian Federation 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dzhirga Buryatiya Russia Village - 4 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
Kurumkan 490 86 km

More information

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