M 5 in Russian Federation on 06 Apr 2017 21:28 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: 5.0M
Depth: 51.18 Km
Lat/Lon: 56.8039 , 162.8565
Event Date: 06 Apr 2017 21:28 UTC
07 Apr 2017 09:28 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10008fak
Inserted at: 06 Apr 2017 21:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008fak Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1163090 0 06 Apr 2017 21:28 5M, 51.18km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 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 Kultuk, Kulmuk, Nizhne-Ozërnaya, Tonkiy, Krutoberegovo, Lower Kamchatka, Chenyy-Yar, and Ust-kamchatsk.

Radius Population
100 km 1800 people
75 km 1400 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 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
Kultuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 40 km
Kulmuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 44 km
Nizhne-Ozërnaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 51 km
Tonkiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 56 km
Krutoberegovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 61 km
Lower Kamchatka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 65 km
Chenyy-Yar Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 67 km
Ust-kamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village 4900 people 68 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
Ust Kamchatsk-Krutoberegovo 12 0 64 km
Ust Kamchatsk 5 0 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ust Kamchatsk Russia 71 km

More information

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