M 5.1 in Eastern Caucasus on 29 Jun 2014 17:26 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: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.62 , 46.68
Event Date: 29 Jun 2014 17:26 UTC
29 Jun 2014 22:26 Local
Exposed Population:
1187483 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=388175
Inserted at: 30 Jun 2014 08:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.3 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=388175 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
1054263 0 29 Jun 2014 17:26 5.1M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1054264 0.3 29 Jun 2014 17:26 5.2M, 34.44km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1054323 0 29 Jun 2014 17:26 5.1M, 30km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 13:58 EMSC
1054326 0 29 Jun 2014 17:26 5.1M, 20km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 14:37 EMSC
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 Dagestan (population 1,869,628) . The nearest places are T'bilisi, and Kusur.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 640000 people
50 km 290000 people
20 km 6400 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Respublika Dagestan Russian Federation 1.9 million people
Baku Azerbaijan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kusur Dagestan Russia Village - 10 km
T'bilisi Georgia Capital 1.3 million people 170 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
Zakataly 457 26 km
290 40 km

More information

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