M 4.5 in United States on 30 Nov 2016 18:57 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 98.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 60.0289 , -152.6796
Event Date: 30 Nov 2016 18:57 UTC
30 Nov 2016 09:57 Local
Exposed Population:
About 514 people within 100km
Source: ALASKA EC ak14503395
Inserted at: 30 Nov 2016 19:10 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC n.a n.a
ak14503395 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
1148713 n.a 30 Nov 2016 18:57 4.5M, 98.2km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:13 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, Anchor Point, and Drift River.

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 - 45 km
Anchor Point Alaska United States Village 1800 people 55 km
Drift River Alaska United States Village - 69 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 32 km
Anchor River Airpark 37 0 53 km
Drift River DRF 9 0 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Snug Harbor Wake Island 10 km
Drift River Wake Island 66 km

More information

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