M 4.7 in Russian Federation on 17 Mar 2015 15:48 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: 4.7M
Depth: 27.45 Km
Lat/Lon: 44.6234 , 146.8194
Event Date: 17 Mar 2015 15:48 UTC
18 Mar 2015 01:48 Local
Exposed Population:
About 6452 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Mar 2015 17:25 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
1074094 0 17 Mar 2015 15:48 4.7M, 27.45km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 01:36 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 Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) . The nearest places are and Ber�zovka.

Radius Population
100 km 6500 people
75 km 2400 people
50 km 1100 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ber�zovka Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 14 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
Burvestnik 24 72 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Shakotan Russia 84 km

More information

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