M 4.8 in Canada on 08 Jan 2015 02:02 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: 4.8M
Depth: 24.64 Km
Lat/Lon: 49.1709 , -125.6474
Event Date: 08 Jan 2015 02:02 UTC
07 Jan 2015 18:02 Local
Exposed Population:
165660 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Jan 2015 02:20 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
1068919 0 08 Jan 2015 02:02 4.85M, 5km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 NEIC
1068920 n.a 08 Jan 2015 02:02 4.8M, 34km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 USGS
1068922 0 08 Jan 2015 02:02 4.8M, 24.64km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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 Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527) . The nearest places are Vancouver, Victoria, Long Beach, Opitsat, Tofino, and Kakawis.

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 46000 people
50 km 5000 people
20 km 2200 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
British Columbia Canada 3.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Opitsat British Columbia Canada Village - 13 km
Kakawis British Columbia Canada Village - 13 km
Long Beach British Columbia Canada Village - 14 km
Tofino British Columbia Canada Village - 14 km
Vancouver British Columbia Canada Major city 590000 people 191 km
Victoria British Columbia Canada Major city 290000 people 194 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
Tofino YAZ 24 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 13 km
Tofino Spb YTP unknown 24 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Clayoquot Canada 13 km
Ahousat Canada 26 km
Ucluelet Canada 30 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Elsie Lake Elsie Lake Saddle Dam Ash 1958 55 km

More information

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