M 5.4 in Russian Federation on 17 Sep 2015 08:58 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: 5.4M
Depth: 68.14 Km
Lat/Lon: 53.2829 , 159.7483
Event Date: 17 Sep 2015 08:58 UTC
17 Sep 2015 20:58 Local
Exposed Population:
263380 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2015 09:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1097551 0.2 17 Sep 2015 08:58 5.4M, 68.14km N/A 260 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 Russian Federation , Region of Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, and Ostrovnoye.

Radius Population
100 km 260000 people
75 km 7200 people
50 km 2200 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 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
Ostrovnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 11 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Kamchatskaya Russia Major city 180000 people 79 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 74 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchats PKC 84 Civ. Paved Yes 11100 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia 80 km
Novaya Tarya Russia 92 km

More information

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