M 6.8 in United States on 24 Jan 2016 10:30 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: 6.8M
Depth: 123.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 59.6047 , -153.3405
Event Date: 24 Jan 2016 10:30 UTC
24 Jan 2016 01:30 Local
Exposed Population: About 3912 people within 100km
Source: ALASKA EC
Inserted at: 24 Jan 2016 11:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
ALASKA EC n.a 0 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1116194 n.a 24 Jan 2016 10:30 6.4M, 142km N/A 5 thousand (in 100km) 00:05 NTWC    
1116196 n.a 24 Jan 2016 10:30 7.1M, 97km N/A 1 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 GEOFON
1116203 n.a 24 Jan 2016 10:30 7.1M, 127.84km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1116211 0.5 24 Jan 2016 10:30 6.8M, 123.4km 3.91 4 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:53 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 Iniskin, Williamsport, Pile Bay Village, Pedro Bay, and Chenik.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no 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
Iniskin Alaska United States Village - 16 km
Williamsport Alaska United States Village - 19 km
Pile Bay Village Alaska United States Village - 37 km
Pedro Bay Alaska United States Village <1000 people 48 km
Chenik Alaska United States Village - 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
Camp Point 2 0 28 km
Pedro Bay PDB 14 0 48 km

More information

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