M 4.6 in Russian Federation on 07 Sep 2016 16:57 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: 4.6M
Depth: 40 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.88 , 46.68
Event Date: 07 Sep 2016 16:57 UTC
07 Sep 2016 19:57 Local
Exposed Population:
967751 people within 100km
Source: EMSC 529215
Inserted at: 07 Sep 2016 21:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
529215 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
1139274 0 07 Sep 2016 16:57 4.6M, 0km N/A 980 thousand (in 100km) 01:44 EMSC
1139297 0 07 Sep 2016 16:57 4.6M, 40km N/A 970 thousand (in 100km) 04:41 EMSC
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 Dagestan (population 1,869,628) . The nearest places are Kamelukh, Ritlyab, Gene-Kolob, Kubak, Gortnub, Kolob, Gilib, Archib, Charoda, and Tokhota.

Radius Population
100 km 980000 people
75 km 520000 people
50 km 220000 people
20 km 8200 people
10 km 2100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Respublika Dagestan Russian Federation 1.9 million people
Baku Azerbaijan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kamelukh Dagestan Russia Village - 9 km
Ritlyab Dagestan Russia Village - 10 km
Gene-Kolob Dagestan Russia Village - 10 km
Kubak Dagestan Russia Village - 14 km
Gortnub Dagestan Russia Village - 15 km
Kolob Dagestan Russia Village - 16 km
Gilib Dagestan Russia Village - 18 km
Archib Dagestan Russia Village - 19 km
Charoda Dagestan Russia Village - 19 km
Tokhota Dagestan Russia Village - 21 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
290 0 38 km
Lagodekhi 305 0 43 km
Zakataly 457 0 44 km
Signakhi 244 0 68 km
Zemo Kedi 549 0 70 km
Kvareli 305 0 73 km

More information

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