M 4.7 in Russian Federation on 15 Aug 2016 08:23 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 50.4543 , 142.3168
Event Date: 15 Aug 2016 08:23 UTC
15 Aug 2016 19:23 Local
Exposed Population:
About 37578 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006dw2
Inserted at: 15 Aug 2016 08:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006dw2 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
1136739 0 15 Aug 2016 08:23 4.7M, 10km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) . The nearest places are Verkhneye Agnevo, Porechye, Kazakevichi, Dobrotvorskoye, Vladimirovka, Tyskizi, Poselok Tonnel', Yasenki, Nanai, and Ust-Agnevo.

Radius Population
100 km 38000 people
75 km 25000 people
50 km 4700 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Verkhneye Agnevo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 10 km
Porechye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 10 km
Kazakevichi Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 11 km
Dobrotvorskoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 11 km
Vladimirovka Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 14 km
Tyskizi Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 14 km
Poselok Tonnel' Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 14 km
Yasenki Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 17 km
Nanai Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 18 km
Ust-Agnevo Sakhalinskaya 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
Kirovskoye South 149 0 40 km
Onor 210 0 42 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Komsomolskiy Russia 18 km
Ust Agnevo Russia 23 km
Oktyabrskiy Russia 35 km
Makarevskiy Russia 45 km
Aleksandrovsk Russia 51 km
Pilevo Russia 52 km
Arkovo Bereg Russia 59 km

More information

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