M 4.5 in Iceland on 01 Jul 2015 02:25 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 63.8806 , -23.0399
Event Date: 01 Jul 2015 02:25 UTC
01 Jul 2015 02:25 Local
Exposed Population:
218803 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Jul 2015 02:45 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
1086480 0 01 Jul 2015 02:25 4.5M, 10km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 , Independent Town of Reykjavik (population 157,415) . The nearest places are Reykjav�k, and Hafnir.

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 210000 people
50 km 19000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Reykjavik Iceland 160000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hafnir Iceland Village <1000 people 17 km
Reykjav�k Iceland Capital 110000 people 63 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
Keflavik International KEF 52 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 24 km
Reykjavik Domestic RKV 14 Civ. Paved Yes 5700 61 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Keflavik-Njarovik ISKEV Iceland 27 km
Straumsvik ISSTR Iceland 52 km
Hafnarfjordur ISHAF Iceland 57 km

More information

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