Overall Green Earthquake alert in Canada from 01 May 2017 12:31 UTC to 12:31

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M 6.3 in Canada from 01 May 2017 12:31 UTC to 12:31

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:	6.3M
Depth:	0 Km
Lat/Lon:	59.8625 , -136.6939
Event Date:	01 May 2017 12:31 UTC 01 May 2017 05:31 Local
Exposed Population:	About 100 people within 100km
Source:	ALASKA EC ak15852756
Inserted at:	01 May 2017 12:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	2.4 (Canada)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Canada= 2.4; United States= 2.2

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
ALASKA EC	0		0
ak15852756	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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1166085	01 May 2017 12:31	6.3M, 0km	N/A	Few people (in 100km)	00:04	ALASKA EC
1166086	01 May 2017 12:31	6.5M, 0.1km	7.65	Few people (in 100km)	00:07	ALASKA EC
1166090	01 May 2017 12:31	6.5M, 0km	7.54	4 thousand (in 100km)	00:16	ALASKA EC
1166095	01 May 2017 12:31	6.2M, 2.18km	7.49	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:22	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 Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527) . The nearest places are Squaw Creek, Dalton Post, Mosquito Lake, Klukshu, Porcupine, Dezodeash, and Covenant Life.

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
British Columbia	Canada	3.4 million people
Yukon Territory	Canada	29000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Squaw Creek	British Columbia	Canada	Village	-	27 km
Dalton Post	Yukon	Canada	Village	no people	35 km
Mosquito Lake	Alaska	United States	Village	<1000 people	51 km
Klukshu	Yukon	Canada	Village	no people	52 km
Porcupine	Alaska	United States	Village	no people	56 km
Dezodeash	Yukon	Canada	Village	-	61 km
Covenant Life	Alaska	United States	Village	<1000 people	63 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
Mule Creek		884				0	11 km

More information

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