M 4.9 in Russian Federation on 30 Dec 2016 17:13 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: 4.9M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 52.8748 , 159.8018
Event Date: 30 Dec 2016 17:13 UTC
31 Dec 2016 04:13 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1656 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007nsi
Inserted at: 30 Dec 2016 17:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007nsi 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
1152441 0 30 Dec 2016 17:13 4.9M, 56.61km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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, Ostrovnaya, Ostrovnoye, Nalacheva, Staryy Ostrogo, Ust-Kotelnoye, and Bol'shaya Kalygir'.

Radius Population
100 km 1700 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
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Boza Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 36 km
Ostrovnaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 44 km
Ostrovnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 45 km
Nalacheva Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 46 km
Staryy Ostrogo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 47 km
Ust-Kotelnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 55 km
Bol'shaya Kalygir' Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 70 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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