M 4.5 in United States from 12 May 2017 00:54 UTC to 00:54

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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 56.713 , -152.357
Event Date: 12 May 2017 00:54 UTC
11 May 2017 14:54 Local
Exposed Population:
About 100 people within 100km
Source: NTWC     at00opteji
Inserted at: 12 May 2017 01:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NTWC     0 0
at00opteji 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
1167501 0 12 May 2017 00:54 4.5M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:05 NTWC    
1167504 0 12 May 2017 00:54 4.6M, 17.4km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 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) .

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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