M 4.5 in United States on 06 Nov 2015 14:26 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: 45.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 61.9882 , -149.9082
Event Date: 06 Nov 2015 14:26 UTC
06 Nov 2015 05:26 Local
Exposed Population:
337638 people within 100km
Source: ALASKA EC
Inserted at: 06 Nov 2015 15:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC 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
1105031 0 06 Nov 2015 14:26 4.5M, 47km N/A 350 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NTWC    
1105035 0 06 Nov 2015 14:26 4.5M, 52.15km N/A 350 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 NEIC
1105036 0 06 Nov 2015 14:26 4.7M, 42.6km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 ALASKA EC
1105039 0 06 Nov 2015 14:26 4.5M, 45.4km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 00:42 ALASKA EC
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 United States , State of Alaska (population 572,432) . The nearest places are Anchorage, and Caswell.

Radius Population
100 km 350000 people
75 km 88000 people
50 km 20000 people
20 km 1200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Caswell Alaska United States Village - 9 km
Anchorage Alaska United States Major city 260000 people 89 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
Secluded Lake 91 7 km
Montana Creek 76 14 km
Rustic Wilderness 58 19 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Palmer Wake Island 64 km
Anchorage USANC Wake Island 89 km

More information

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