M 4.9 in Russian Federation on 24 Sep 2014 03:59 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: 4.9M
Depth: 94.16 Km
Lat/Lon: 52.85 , 158.91
Event Date: 24 Sep 2014 03:59 UTC
24 Sep 2014 15:59 Local
Exposed Population:
272168 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Sep 2014 04:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1060929 -0.9 24 Sep 2014 03:59 4.9M, 94.16km N/A 270 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 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 , Region of Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, and Kalakhtyrka.

Radius Population
100 km 270000 people
75 km 270000 people
50 km 240000 people
20 km 4700 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kalakhtyrka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 14 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Kamchatskaya Russia Major city 180000 people 29 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
Ozero Khalaktyrka 38 22 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchats PKC 84 Civ. Paved Yes 11100 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Novaya Tarya Russia 26 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia 26 km

More information

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