M 4.7 in Russian Federation on 15 Apr 2016 15:21 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: 15 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.3547 , 90.0473
Event Date: 15 Apr 2016 15:21 UTC
15 Apr 2016 22:21 Local
Exposed Population:
About 54505 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2016 16:21 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
1125372 0 15 Apr 2016 15:21 4.7M, 15km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:59 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 , Republic of Respublika Tyva (population 322,031) . The nearest places are Ezim-Ada, Kara-Khol, Khondelen, and Oruktug-Sair-Aksy.

Radius Population
100 km 55000 people
75 km 42000 people
50 km 30000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Respublika Tyva Russian Federation 320000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ezim-Ada Tyva Russia Village - 8 km
Kara-Khol Tyva Russia Village - 21 km
Khondelen Tyva Russia Village - 21 km
Oruktug-Sair-Aksy Tyva Russia Village - 23 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
Kyzyl Mazhalyk 1006 45 km

More information

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