M 4.5 in Russian Federation on 21 Dec 2016 23:55 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: 4.5M
Depth: 66.01 Km
Lat/Lon: 53.1996 , 160.0935
Event Date: 21 Dec 2016 23:55 UTC
22 Dec 2016 11:55 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1279 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007luz
Inserted at: 22 Dec 2016 00:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007luz 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
1151514 0 21 Dec 2016 23:55 4.5M, 66.01km N/A 1 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 Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Boza, Ostrovnoye, Ostrovnaya, Bol'shaya Kalygir', Staryy Ostrogo, Zhupanovo, and Nalacheva.

Radius Population
100 km 1300 people
75 km <1000 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
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Boza Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 9 km
Ostrovnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 34 km
Ostrovnaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 36 km
Bol'shaya Kalygir' Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 36 km
Staryy Ostrogo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 38 km
Zhupanovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 52 km
Nalacheva Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 53 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
Zhupanovskiy 61 0 98 km

More information

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