M 5.4 in United States on 07 May 2017 04:25 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: 5.4M
Depth: 62.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 60.1971 , -151.6632
Event Date: 07 May 2017 04:25 UTC
06 May 2017 20:25 Local
Exposed Population:
About 48000 people within 100km
Source: ALASKA EC ak15950938
Inserted at: 07 May 2017 04:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC 0 0
ak15950938 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
1166807 0 07 May 2017 04:25 5.2M, 68.5km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 ALASKA EC
1166808 n.a 07 May 2017 04:25 5.4M, 74.4km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 ALASKA EC
1166811 0 07 May 2017 04:25 5.4M, 62.5km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 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 Ninilchik, Clam Gulch, Happy Valley, Kasilof Village, Cohoe, Kasilof, Kalifonsky, Kalifornsky, Nikolaevsk, Klutchevya, and Nkishka No 2.

Radius Population
100 km 48000 people
75 km 38000 people
50 km 4200 people
20 km <1000 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
Ninilchik Alaska United States Village <1000 people 16 km
Clam Gulch Alaska United States Village <1000 people 16 km
Happy Valley Alaska United States Village <1000 people 27 km
Kasilof Village Alaska United States Village - 28 km
Cohoe Alaska United States Village 1200 people 29 km
Kasilof Alaska United States Village <1000 people 30 km
Kalifonsky Alaska United States Village <1000 people 33 km
Kalifornsky Alaska United States Village 5800 people 34 km
Nikolaevsk Alaska United States Village <1000 people 40 km
Klutchevya Alaska United States Village - 42 km
Anchor Point Alaska United States Village 1800 people 47 km
Kenai Alaska United States Village 6900 people 47 km
Soldocna Alaska United States Village - 47 km
Soldotna Alaska United States Village 3800 people 48 km
Ridgeway Alaska United States Village 1900 people 51 km
Salamatof Alaska United States Village <1000 people 51 km
Drift River Alaska United States Village - 52 km
Fox River Alaska United States Village <1000 people 55 km
Fritz Creek Alaska United States Village 1600 people 55 km
Kachemak Silo Alaska United States Village - 56 km
Nikisnka Alaska United States Village - 57 km
Diamond Ridge Alaska United States Village 1800 people 58 km
Kustatan Alaska United States Village - 59 km
Kachemak Alaska United States Village <1000 people 59 km
Millers Landing Alaska United States Village - 59 km
Homer Alaska United States Village 3900 people 61 km
Nikiski Alaska United States Village 4300 people 62 km
Nkishka No 2 Alaska United States Village - 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
Ninilchik NIN 84 0 20 km
Winter's Strip 34 0 24 km
Kasilof 38 0 30 km
Doyle Estates 15 0 42 km
Gaede 35 0 43 km
Anchor River Airpark 37 0 45 km
Soldotna SXQ 33 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 48 km
Kenai Municipal ENA 28 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 49 km
Drift River DRF 9 0 52 km
Mackeys Lakes 53 0 53 km
Glacierview Strip 488 0 54 km
Dahler Homestead 91 0 54 km
Arness Lake 38 0 55 km
Dutch Landing Strip 91 0 60 km
Carty's Airstrip 46 0 61 km
Homer HOM 24 Civ. Paved Yes 7400 62 km
Bear Cove Farm 35 0 62 km
Offshore Ststems-Kenai 46 0 65 km
Trading Bay Production 61 0 70 km
Kasitsna 2 0 81 km
Oyster Cove 14 0 81 km
Seldovia SOV 9 0 83 km
Nikolai Creek 9 0 93 km
Port Graham PGM 28 0 94 km
English Bay KEB 8 0 94 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ninilchik Wake Island 15 km
Kenai Wake Island 46 km
Snug Harbor Wake Island 50 km
Drift River Wake Island 51 km
Nikiski USNKI Wake Island 57 km
West Foreland USWFO Wake Island 58 km
Homer USHOI Wake Island 67 km
Ola Wake Island 71 km
Seldovia Wake Island 84 km
Port Graham Wake Island 94 km

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