M 4.7 in Russian Federation on 19 Mar 2016 10:54 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: 13.79 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.3989 , 126.5351
Event Date: 19 Mar 2016 10:54 UTC
19 Mar 2016 19:54 Local
Exposed Population:
About 37882 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Mar 2016 11:24 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
1122787 0 19 Mar 2016 10:54 4.7M, 13.79km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 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 Amurskaya oblast' (population 1,093,266) . The nearest places are Nikolayevskiy, Dubakit, Perevod-Gilyuy, Zolotaya Goro, Grigor'yevskiy, Dzhayan, Komsomol'skiy, Anatoliyevskiy, Millionnyy, and Vershina.

Radius Population
100 km 38000 people
75 km 2500 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Amurskaya oblast' Russian Federation 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Komsomol'skiy Amurskaya Russia Village - 7 km
Dubakit Amurskaya Russia Village - 11 km
Anatoliyevskiy Amurskaya Russia Village - 11 km
Perevod-Gilyuy Amurskaya Russia Village - 13 km
Zolotaya Goro Amurskaya Russia Village - 15 km
Vershina Amurskaya Russia Village - 16 km
Grigor'yevskiy Amurskaya Russia Village - 18 km
Millionnyy Amurskaya Russia Village - 18 km
Nikolayevskiy Amurskaya Russia Village - 20 km
Dzhayan Amurskaya Russia Village - 22 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
Zeya Southwest 282 87 km
Potekino North 457 88 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Zeyskoye Zeya Zeya 1978 86 km

More information

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