M 5.6 in Iceland on 27 Aug 2014 02:50 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: 5.6M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 64.68 , -17.05
Event Date: 27 Aug 2014 02:50 UTC
27 Aug 2014 02:50 Local
Exposed Population:
About 2110 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Aug 2014 03:15 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
1058830 0 27 Aug 2014 02:50 5.6M, 5km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Iceland , Region of Nordhurland Eystra (population 29,967) .

Radius Population
100 km 2100 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

Region Province Country Population
Nordhurland Eystra Iceland 30000 people
Sudhurland Iceland 23000 people
Austurland Iceland 15000 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
Fagurholsmyri FAG unknown 91 km
Hornafjordur HFN 9 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 97 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kvislavatn Eyvindarver Eyvindarverskvisl 1984 73 km

More information

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